This week is National Sleep Awareness Week and the 2013 Sleep in America poll released this week by the National Sleep Foundation found that the correlation between exercise and sleep is more important that anyone has realized!
Poll results show approximately 1 in 4 Americans report their overall sleep quality as bad but Americans who exercise report the best sleep, and those that exercise vigorously are twice as likely as non-exercisers to report a good night’s sleep every night or almost every night.
- Non-exercisers tend to be more excessively sleepy than exercisers and have more symptoms of insomnia and sleep apnea which increases risk for heart disease and stroke.
- Approximately one-half (51%) perceive their sleep quality to improve on days they exercise.
Tips for Sleeping Better:
– Exercise regularly.
– Keep your bedroom quiet and cool with a comfortable, supportive mattress such as the such as Serta’s Perfect Sleeper, the official mattress of the National Sleep Foundation that addresses the 5 most common sleep issues such include tossing & turning, lack of support (leading to back pain), sleeping too hot or too cold, partner disturbance and mattress roll-off or sag.
– Practice a relaxing bed time ritual.
– Remove work materials.
Check out this great infograhic from Serta!
Disclosure: I am Serta Blogger and am being compensated for my time and participation in the program. I am also receiving an iComfort Mattress. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to Serta for banishing the counting sheep from my life.
Thanks for sharing this. I need to have my daughter read this. We are always fighting about her getting enough sleep. She doesn’t understand how much lack of sleep affects her whole body. Thanks again!!
I agree about the exercise leads to better sleep. I know on days when I workout hard, I sleep so much better. Still a new mattress would make my sleep even better.
Yep, I love it, especially early morning exercise!
Another reason I need more exercise… LOL
i really need to exercise!!
I definitely agree exercise uses your energy wisely, helps you maintain it when you need it yet you also have efficient sleep!
Interesting! I notice when I go without working out for a few days I am more tired those days than the days I keep a constant workout routine!
exercise has more effects on our body than we know. i need some good rest so time to exercise more often.
I think we need a better bed so I get better sleep. I definitely have a husband-disturbance problem!
I swim 3 times a week and it helps me sleep better.
Thanks for the information! I know that if I did exercise I would sleep better, I need to make more of an effort.
I agree that exercising helps people sleep better. I don’t have any problems sleeping. I find that going to bed and getting up at the same time even on weekends helps me.
I would tend to agree with this. I had a lot more restful sleep when I exercises on a regular basis, I need to get that back in my routine.
Thanks.
Diana C
These statistics are very alarming! It seems like I’m not the only one that needs to exercise more to get better sleep. I do know that when I did exercise regularly, my overall mood and health got much better, which probably had to do with how well I slept at night too. I really wish I could maintain a regular exercise schedule, it would help me in so many ways.