What helps you sleep better?

Sex.

 

Is this a trick question?

 

Lots of good advice. Alcohol may put you to sleep, but not deep REM sleep, which is what you need to get good restorative sleep. If you do drink, only drink an extremely small amount with a meal (4 oz of wine, beer or none). Try to up ypur exercise to daily workouts of an hour at most. Take at least two days off a week for muscle recovery or you'll physically exhaust yourself and still have disruptive sleep. Aim for 6-8 hours. Occasional 5 hour nights are OK. Regularity is important. Try to go to bed and get up at the same times. Don't exercise right before bed or you'll wake yourself up. don't eat too late or your body will be digesting doing work... The don't eat after 8 pm if you're headed to bed by 1030 is a good rule. You might need a temporary sleep aid. It's going to take some effort but good sleep and exercise mean you'll look and feel better. Good luck... Give yourself two to three months to establish these new habits and just keep at it.

 

Muscle Relaxer and Brain have merged. Awesome. I'm so done with the thinking.

 

Deep end range motion stretching.

Legs
Calves
Arms
Back
Neck
Wrists

I end with Gluteus Maximus

 

Exercise....preferably vigorous, 90 mins or more before bed time.

 

peace of mind, what else?

oh, and of course, a very physically active day.

 

All of the above

But the in the same evening
That would do it.

 

Melatonin

 

Adam... general knowledge is vigorous exercise should be done several hours before bedtime... meaning... if bedtime is 10... finish up your vigorous exercise by 6 or 7.... otherwise, it's going to keep you up longer because of all that stimulation.... hot shower or bath.... reading... slow down and chill out.... right before... tense/relax from head to toe or stretching is really good...

 

did anyone say a good wank yet?

just mentioning it for a friend

 

Meh, I used to always train at 10pm for about an hour & then go to bed at about midnight for years & I never had any problems with sleep.

 

I'd say test it first. Gentle exercise, stretching, yoga, no problem. If vigorous workout has worked in the past, stay with it. There exists some combination that will work for the poster. Hot tea or mik can help too.

 

Decaf tea if your body is sensitive to caffine.

 

works great for me too

1mg knocks me down fast (less than an hour is fast for me ..ive always had troubles getting to sleep)

5mg sends me on amazing 8 hour adventures into another world

 

A fine bitch and some weed to smoke.

 

Nothing helps me sleep better...

 

It's just easier to name the things that dont help you sleep better.