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Many people feel sad about the quarantine and not being able to leave their home, but you can gain some benefits from it. For example, you could try and improve your sleeping schedule to get more hours in. If you don’t know how to get better sleep while stuck at home, then try out some of these tips to help you out.
Exercise More – This may surprise some people, but you can improve your sleeping quality by exercising more. When you workout, you make your body tired, giving you better odds of falling asleep during the evening. Make sure to workout on a regular basis to get your body to use up all of that energy during the day.
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Sometimes people try and go to bed when their bodies have too much energy, so this keeps them up and prevents them from sleeping. If you workout, then you train your body to let that energy out before you plan to go to bed. This way, you get your body into that rhythm, making it easier to get some rest during the evening.
Talk with Your Family – Sometimes people will keep us up without realizing it. This especially happens to people in large families since younger members or those that stay up late can be loud without realizing it. This may happen even more if everyone is stuck at home and they don’t have to wake up a certain time each day.
Make sure that you talk with your family members and let them know what time you plan to go to bed each evening. This way, they will be more careful during the night and remain quiet so that they don’t wake you up. Instead of getting upset with them if they wake you up, just make sure to talk with them about it.
No Electronics Before Bed – You may already know this, but the screens of electronics can keep you up at night. If you use electronics before you go to bed, or while you lie in bed, the light from the screen could affect how much you end up sleeping that night. Instead, plug your phone or laptop into your charger and place it away from your bed.
Try and do other things at night, such as reading. If you read before you go to bed, you can tire yourself out mentally and allow yourself to have an easier time getting some rest. Keep a book by your nightstand so that you can grab it and do some reading before you fall asleep. On top of this, it will give you time to pick up books you normally don’t have time to read.
Breathing Exercises – Lying in bed and doing breathing exercises can help you to relax and get into a sleeping state. For example, you can lie down, close your eyes and focus on your breathing. Don’t allow your mind to wander and think of other things: focus completely and only on your breathing patterns.
If you’re in a bad mood, you can think of these phrases as you breathe in and out: “Breathe in the good, breathe out the bad”. This may seem silly, but it’s a great way to mentally calm yourself down and feel as though you’re releasing that negativity from your body. Give it a try and look into other breathing techniques.
Noise While Sleeping – Some people need a quiet room when they try to get to bed, but others do better when they can hear noises. If you find yourself struggling to get some rest when you hear noises, look into getting some earplugs. On top of that, make sure to remove anything that makes noise in your room and close your windows when you go to bed.
If you need noise to get rest, then look into noise-cancelling headphones. This way, you can listen to a book, calming music or white noise while you go to bed. Make sure to listen to something calming or familiar to you so that it doesn’t keep you up. As you listen to something that calms you down, you should improve your rest.
Conclusion – Even if you’re stuck inside because of COVID-19, you can try out these different aids to improve your sleeping schedule. Give each of these ideas a try so that you can improve your health by getting in more hours of sleep. See which ones work for your body and enjoy this extra time to snooze while under quarantine.
