Sleep is one of the biggest factors in recovering effectively from your training and from the stresses of everyday life. 

Understanding how to set your body clock (circadian rhythm) to help your sleep timing is so important.



I am sure plenty of people are familiar with the horrible feeling of not being tired when trying to fall asleep, only to be desperately tired when trying to get out of bed.



The big take aways are:

- Expose your eyes to natural, light as soon as you can after waking, without windows

- If dark when waking, bright overhead light is next best thing

- Try and view the sunset

- Try to limit exposure to bright light in the evening while winding down for sleep

- Keep light levels to as low as is safe for you to navigate the space with the light as low to the ground as possible.

- Use the screen dimming and blue light limiting functions on your screens late in the day

- Blue light is fine and in fact, helpful for alertness earlier in the day

- Try and eat early in the day and avoid large meals before bed



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**Disclaimer - As I have not seen you as a patient, what I am saying is not medical advice. Make sure you work with a healthcare practitioner if you have any pain, injury or medical conditions**

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