Social media constantly drills into you that getting a good night sleep is important for your health. However, these posts never mention the array of proven benefits to regular, good quality sleep. Before we get into the benefits we need to define what a good sleep routine entails.
Definition of Good Sleep
Good sleep consists of 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep, where you are able to move through the sleep cycle at the correct pace. The first 2 components of this definition are simple to assess. Timing your sleep is easy and you will also know whether you woke up during the night or not. Moving through the sleep cycle at the correct pace is more difficult to gauge. There are now watches and straps that track rem sleep and your sleep cycle generally. But they can be very expensive and annoying to sleep with. The alternative method is creating the conditions for a healthy sleep cycle before bed and knowing this will translate. This is known as your sleep hygiene which is essentially your bedtime routine.
List of Benefits
- Improves attention and concentration
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Improves immune system health
- Increases brain function
- Improves cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Helps maintain weight
- Replenishes energy
- Crucial for workout recovery
- Linked to improved memory
- Enhances motor skills and problem solving
- Reduced risk of diabetes
- Reduces inflammation
Our App
We help you track your sleep as well as creating meditations to listen to before bed to ensure your receive high quality sleep. Daily mobility and meditation is already linked to improved sleep, so having specific sleep mindfulness cements good quality sleep. We are also looking at further ways to incorporate sleep hygiene and tracking into the app to ensure you are improving in this crucial metric.
