Sleep & Exercise

kayfhoward1
kayfhoward1 Posts: 63 Member
edited December 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, so it is 1:29am my time and I find myself unable to go to sleep. After nearly an hour of tossing and turning (metaphorically speaking) I finally gave up. I switched up my exercise routine today, well yesterday now, and am wondering if this could be the cause as that's the only thing I changed. As I just recently came back to MFP I've been mostly walking the past few weeks. Today though I started strength training. Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so what kind of adjustments did you make?

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  • jolive7
    jolive7 Posts: 283 Member
    Did you train at night time? Some people find it hard to switch off after a night time session but I am the complete opposite, my training tires me and I sleep like a baby! Before training I had severe insomnia. If it was only for today, give it more time before you can align it with the exercise. Also if you take any kind of pre workout make sure you do it before around 5pm. I myself don't have a problem sleeping if I take it at 7pm, but it could definitely affect you.

    What time are you eating dinner? If you are eating late that could also affect your sleep. Have a look at a supplement called "shred time" or "the delta zone". both work wonders for me!
  • kayfhoward1
    kayfhoward1 Posts: 63 Member
    @jolive7 thanks! I split it up, doing some in the morning and then some on my lunch break a little after noon. But we also did an evacuation drill at work around 4 and actually evacuated all of our residents (on a side note I counted that as part cardio and part strength
  • mgalovic01
    mgalovic01 Posts: 388 Member
    Have you been taking any stimulants like caffeine?
  • theclaw900
    theclaw900 Posts: 321 Member
    Sleep is hard. It's probably one of the most important things to healthy living. I find if I drink too much at night I wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. I take an OTC sleep aid and that helps.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Maybe it was the evacuation drill? :+1:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,453 Member
    That high level of adrenaline from the evac could be the culprit. I have trouble sleeping if I have a really stressful day sometimes.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Not sleeping is the worst. THE WORST. I wish I had good advice -- because I do feel your pain. Really TRY not to watch TV or fuss with your gadgets at least an hour before bedtime and don't pick them up when you can't sleep. I think you'll find over time that strength training will actually help make you more tired.
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