How do you make sure that you get enough sleep?
- Say no to caffeine at night! Get your fix earlier in the day – caffeine is a stimulant and will keep you awake.
- Don’t eat late – when you eat your body has to work to digest to eat food.
- Don’t watch TV in bed – your mind will still be too stimulated to sleep.
- Forget the day’s worries. If you do something like have a bath before bed every night, your body will soon get used to it and start to feel sleepy every time you have a bath.
- Exercise to get rid of any left-over energy from the day that might keep you awake. Around half and hour of exercise a day should be enough to do the trick.
- Go to bed at a similar time every night, your body will soon get used to it and will know when it’s time to start winding down.