Losing sleep can have many negative effects on your lifestyle, such as constant fatigue, headaches, or difficulty focusing. When you are living in our apartments in Ft Myers, FL, you have access to many amenities that can help to promote healthy lifestyle that stimulates a proper sleep cycle. Once you get settled into your routine at your new place, you should be able to get a quality night’s rest. However, if you have poor habits, you can be taking away from the quality of your sleep each day. These are a few bad habits that can be causing you to lose sleep without you even knowing it.
Many people may think that their coffee with dinner is harmless, but this can actually be keeping you up much later than your bedtime. Coffee is a stimulant with caffeine, which is often why many people crave it first thing in the morning. However, when you drink a cup of it too late in the day, you can mess up your circadian rhythm and cause issues with your sleep. Even if you do fall asleep after drinking coffee, you sleep is likely not as deep or restorative.
Many people scroll mindlessly through their phones in the minutes leading up to sleep. In fact, some people even use their phones to help them induce sleep. This is a habit that is actually counterproductive, as your screen is likely keeping you awake even longer. Not only will this process overstimulate your brain, but it can also keep your eyes wide awake on the glowing screen. You should avoid using your phone for the hour leading up to your bedtime.
You may struggle to get a time to work out during the day, but this does not mean that you should try to squeeze in a quick workout right before you lay down at night. When you engage in a highly active workout at night, you may stimulate your brain, release energy, and make it difficult to fall asleep. An active workout will raise your body temperature, which will also make it tougher for you to reach a restful and relaxed mindset to encourage sleep.
While you may have enjoyed a night out with your friends, you should say no to the nightcap. Alcohol has sedative effects that make you drowsy, which may seem like it can actually help you sleep. However, drinking alcohol late at night causes fragmented sleep the disrupt your normal sleep patterns, which takes away from the quality of sleep you get. This may mean you will be wide away at two AM instead of sleeping soundly through the night.
These are a few habits that can be causing you to lose hours of sleep each night. To keep yourself healthy and have restful sleep, you want to engage in a healthy lifestyle by using the fitness center, visiting the local parks, and creating a routine in your apartments in Ft Myers, FL.
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