Hey there guys! Sleep. We don’t usually think about sleep until it is time to go to sleep, and we can’t go to sleep.
Hi guys! I am Karen with Wellness Works NW.
You know sometimes when you haven’t slept well and you have a long day ahead of you, and someone is talking to you, and you are just dosing off? There is just not enough coffee in the world to drink at times. What about those sleep difficulties?
Did you know exercise will help you sleep better.
How are you sleeping. Sometimes it is hard to get to sleep and sometimes it is hard to stay asleep. I love my caffeine…and some people really have to watch their caffeine intake because it affects how you sleep. I have been drinking caffeine for so long that, it is not one of my problems, but I want you to pay attention to how often and how much you are drinking and if it might be affecting your sleep.
Check this out: Let’s say you have an 8 oz cup of coffee, now you’re going to have a 16 oz glass of water in order to balance that out. This whole process of becoming more fit and healthy is going to require some thinking. So remember to balance out your water and coffee.
When it comes to actually getting good sleep, it is very important because this is where you build muscle, this is where you actually lose weight! I know, it is hard to figure, but it is true. If you are thinking you only need 3 hours of sleep, I did this for many years, it is the wrong answer. Sleep is really important — good quality sleep is important. As we get older, sometimes it is a little harder to get but you’re going to start exercising more.
If you are in pain, that is not going to help you sleep either. If you are in pain I would like you to get some stretching done. You can stretch in the morning and also at night. It is very important this happens. Depending on where you carry your stress, is where you want to focus.
If you are dosing off during the day we need to work toward getting better quality sleep. One of the number one problems with sleep is that we are playing on our cell phones. That blue light keeps you awake. You don’t think it does, but you get into what you are doing and next thing you know its been 2 hours. You want to consider this, and consider the whole picture of your wellness plan. You are eating better, you are stretching and you want to make sure you are getting quality sleep.
Good sleep lets your entire body chill: your cells, you’re breathing in and out and getting good oxygen. It’s really important, so let’s try to work on sleep. One thing you can do, it when it is time to go to sleep, just go to sleep. Don’t let anything else interfere. Make sure the room is dark. Some people like white noise or nature sounds. Decide what you need and help yourself. Don’t think that your sleep is not important, especially if you are older. If you are chronically ill, you especially have to get those ZZZ’s in because that is where we recover and our metabolism speeds up.
And we already know you are going to get exercise because you are going to exercise with me. Today we are working with a kettle weight to do some Kettle Pushes. Make sure to crunch those abs. I also love to squat with a kettle weight to add to your resistance. Don’t forget to breathe! Feel those glutes! Squeeze those abs and feel that muscle magic!
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Karen G. Clemenson is not a doctor or a scientist. She is a real person that eats too much sometimes and misses her workout on occasion but is mindful of her path toward wellness, all the time.
Karen understands that your physical wellness does not begin and end with your membership to a local gym. She knows that weight loss management begins with steps; some small and some large. These steps include diet, physical activity and retraining of the thoughts and habits that keep you from being successful on your path toward wellness.
