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Importance of Sleep

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  • itsagr8daytolift
    itsagr8daytolift Posts: 55 Member
    Agreed, sleep is much more important to me now that it has ever been. Mostly due to CrossFit Monday-Friday, three of those days are 5:15am classes....so yeah, I'm in bed by 9:30 most days.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Sleep is so important to me. I fiercely protect my sleep. Since I take 6:15 CrossFit classes, I'm in bed by 9 latest, lights out by 10 latest.
  • jordymils
    jordymils Posts: 230 Member
    Sooo agreed. I don't do early morning classes (9am most days) but still aim for 8 hours sleep every night. Gone are the days of surviving on 5-6 hours sleep!!
  • Inkratlet
    Inkratlet Posts: 613 Member
    I love sleep SO MUCH.

    But I had to experiment with different things to get any. I now have a delicate balance of:

    1) No caffeine, at all, ever.
    2) A daylight lamp on my desk at work.
    3) The right mattress.
    4) The right level of exercise.
    5) Routine.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Life without caffeine is not worth living.
  • becs3578
    becs3578 Posts: 836 Member
    Hooray for sleep. My goal in 8 hrs average. I am close a lot of the time. And yes I get up for CF 3 times a week at 5:30am. The other classes are evenings.

    I find if I don't get a good chunk of sleep my training (CF and running) really suffer.
  • jordymils
    jordymils Posts: 230 Member
    Life without caffeine is not worth living.

    Haha I have to agree with this. Not that I drink it every day, but 2-3 coffees a week is no problem in my books!
  • Inkratlet
    Inkratlet Posts: 613 Member
    Life without caffeine is not worth living.

    Haha I have to agree with this. Not that I drink it every day, but 2-3 coffees a week is no problem in my books!

    It doesn't agree with me :( But we're all different
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