How often do we hear people complaining about how tired they are? Well, fact has it that getting the recommended hours of sleep is a crucial part of life (and yep, you guessed it) – your training goals.
While we sleep, our bodies are repairing, including our muscles and hormones. Sleeping the recommended 7-9 hours required for an adult is crucial, especially when you are weight training to ensure you achieve optimal results, not just for your muscles but your health and wellbeing also.
While we sleep our hormones are also being repaired. When we lack sleep, it can cause additional stress on our bodies increasing our cortisol levels (stress hormone) which can have a direct effect on the ability to lose fat.
Here are a few things that I have implemented to ensure I get a good night sleep:
The bedroom is a no technology zone. Our bedroom is a place to rest and recharge our minds and our bodies. Eliminating the stimulants before you go to bed is a great way to start to un wind. It also became a habit to check my phone as soon as I woke up.
Read a book before bed. I jump into bed 30-60 minutes before I want to sleep.
Take a melatonin and magnesium supplement before bed. Magnesium is calming and helps to suppress cortisol which is what you want before bed, it also assists with muscle repair. Melatonin is our key sleeping hormone, it lets your body know it’s time to for sleep which can help with getting your biorhythm back on track.
🖤 CA
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