How do you unwind after exercise?

emilee1992

Hi guys, this is my first post but I was wondering if anyone finds that exercising in the evening can make it difficult to sleep even if you feel physically exhausted?

I do a mixture of morning and evening classes and funnily enough I'm tired if I go in the morning and awake at night!

I've tried the normal things like baths/reading a book but wondered if someone may have tips on being able to unwind

arditarose

Eat

emilee1992

I have my dinner when I come in

gamesandgains

Foam roll

tomatoey

Go in the morning, not worth screwing up your sleep. If you have to go in the evenings, foam rolling, hot shower, massage your limbs, and really good sleep hygiene

http://sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene

DavPul

I don't. Exercise is how I unwind. If I unwind from my unwind I'd be dead

esjones12

Candle lit bubble bath with epsom salt. Then crash in front of the tv in bed. Late night soccer games kill me sleep patterns. That's what works for me. Def hard to get to bed sometimes with all those endorphins flowing!

krissyreminisce

I work out after work, and when I get home I have a Quest bar, a shower, and some dinner. It takes a few hours, but I sleep like a baby every night.

AllanMisner

I can’t work out after 6pm or else I won’t sleep well. I’m an am for cardio, early pm for weights. I can lift in the morning, and I can cardio in the early pm, but not maximal.

Machka9

I do housework after I get in from cycling or walking.

dakotababy

I just sit back, enjoy the post-exercise high. I find it easy to relax and it doesnt screw with my sleep. If I need to sleep - I lift heavy...that knocks me out pretty quick.

dougii

A nice soak in the hot tub does it for me......

Lofteren

Have a beer in the shower

WandaMM1

I also cannot workout too late in the evening. However, it is better (less disruptive) if I take extra time stretching afterwards.

JoRocka

I take a shower- eat and go to bed.

JoRocka

Lofteren wrote: »

Have a beer in the shower

also- shower beer is delicious.

seriously- if you've never tried it people- you should.

yopeeps025

I take a really really really hot shower.

slideaway1

gamesandgains wrote: »

Foam roll

Jam roll...and a beer.

cwolfman13

As long as I'm done by 7ish PM I"m fine...that and a long shower. So long as I have a few hours between my workout and bed I sleep ok. Sometimes I take a melatonin supplement to make sure I crash hard. My bigger issue with sleep tends to be my kids.

urloved33

emilee1992 wrote: »

Hi guys, this is my first post but I was wondering if anyone finds that exercising in the evening can make it difficult to sleep even if you feel physically exhausted?

I do a mixture of morning and evening classes and funnily enough I'm tired if I go in the morning and awake at night!

I've tried the normal things like baths/reading a book but wondered if someone may have tips on being able to unwind

I can;'t work out too late in the day because I cannot unwind in time to go to sleep at a decent hour. I do go in the sauna, steam bath, whirlpool to relax and unwind...that helps but if I work out too late I just take a over the counter sleep aid rather than tossing and turning until 4am. I try to keep my workouts in the am or a 4pm start time.

musclegood_fatbad

I typically just avoid exercise late at night. When I do exercise then, I usually eat after and watch TV. Anything to relax.

ninerbuff

arditarose wrote: »

Eat

And watch my DVR list.

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