2024-01-20 17:44:06
It’s often said that a good night’s sleep begins in the morning, and experts agree that it’s true. But, what habit should you avoid to start the day on the right foot?
To understand how sleep works, you need to understand that the circadian rhythm – the internal biological clock – has a 24-hour cycle and determines when we are awake or sleepy.
“Healthy behaviors in the morning reinforce a strong circadian rhythm, promoting wakefulness during the day and sleepiness at night,” explained Dr. Chester Wu, psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, according to Huffpost.
One of these behaviors is not lounging around in bed when you wake up in the morning. So, instead of playing on your phone 15 minutes before getting up, experts recommend getting out of bed straight away when you wake up.
“I never stay in bed and do activities that are not related to sleep and intimacy. This means that when I wake up, I immediately get up and go elsewhere in my house,” said neuroscientist and sleep expert Chelsie Rohrscheib. “It helps maintain in my brain the idea that the bedroom is just a place of rest, which promotes high-quality sleep.”
One sleep specialist – research assistant professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo Carleara Weiss – goes even further: she makes sure not to sleep in.
“Regular wake-up times help the body clock regulate physiological functions, not just sleep. Sleeping on weekends causes social jet lag and causes difficulty concentrating, fatigue, irritability and headaches,” she explained.
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