Sleep Better At Night With Simple Evening Exercises!
Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? You’re not alone! A survey by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that in the US, nearly 40% of adults age 45-64 report not getting enough sleep. Getting a good night’s sleep not only helps improve your mood and energy, but it also lowers disease risk.
A recent study in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine suggests that doing short strength training and exercise breaks in the evening can help you sleep longer. This contradicts the “wind down” theory before bed, but it may be worth trying if you are not sleeping well at night. Three minutes of exercises, every 30 minutes for 4 hours in the evening, stopping at least 1 hour before bedtime is the recommendation.
Have you ever tried to go to sleep, but you just ended up lying there and getting frustrated because sleep seems just out of reach? If so, these simple stretches and the 4-7-8 breathing technique should help relax your body and help you fall asleep fast.
People often have bad posture when they are working at a desk or gaming all day. This video will show you some great tips on what to look for in a chair to give you the best sitting posture to help reduce neck and back pain.
These simple stretches are easy to do every day to help seniors stay mobile, independent, and pain free from head to toe! They can also help improve balance, gait, and decrease the risk of falls. And they are not just for seniors, they are also great for anyone looking for a simple every day routine.
Exercising your tendons isn't something most people think about since tendons aren’t muscles, but tendon-specific exercises can improve joint health, reduce pain and stiffness, and improve speed and agility.
Yoga at bedtime can help you fall asleep faster and sleep better. Trudy, a registered yoga teacher and fellow Physical Therapist, stops by to show me a therapeutic yoga bedtime routine.
Want to improve your posture? Here are some simple things you can do. Having bad posture can cause pain in your neck, shoulders, back, and our whole body.
This seated stretching routine for seniors focuses on simple stretches that can help loosen up the muscles in the neck, shoulders, back, hips, and knees.
Hot therapy, cold therapy, and massage therapy can help the healing process during an injury, and they can also help reduce acute and chronic pain. But which one should you use? Find out in this video.
This seated exercise routine for seniors focuses on simple exercises that can help loosen up and strengthen the muscles in the neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees, and ankles. It’s a great daily routine at any age.
