4 best practices for waking up in great shape

January 04, 2023

Do you remember the last time you woke up feeling rested? At some point in your vacation? When you were 8 years old?

Every morning the alarm clock rings too early. Our sleep is too light or too heavy, it has been interrupted or we have had trouble falling asleep. We barely started the day and we didn't recharge the batteries to 100%. We are tired, stressed, dispersed, we walk in slow motion. As a result, during the day we want to sleep and during the night we do not sleep or sleep badly. We feel like we missed the day. But it is difficult to place our rest time in our priorities and we do not want to resign ourselves to the metro-work-sleep rhythm. So let's sleep little but let's sleep well! Ensuring good quality sleep is key to waking up refreshed. Don't neglect how to wake up.

Why sleep?

We spend 1/3 of our life sleeping. Sleep is as vital to the body as eating or drinking. During these hours of "technical break", your body rests, repairs and assimilates the experiences of the day. When we miss this moment, we become irritable, we are less efficient, digestion is disturbed, and we can gain weight because we tend to eat more.

The basis of your sleep is the lifestyle you take to bed at night. During the night, the body already has a lot of work to repair the damage of the day, do not add to it.

1. Sleep happy, sleep lightOur body works in slow motion when we sleep, especially digestion. But digestion is very energy-intensive. A full stomach at bedtime will therefore require too much effort from the body. In addition, we will digest badly with all the inconveniences that go with it: heartburn, bloating, weight gain… Go to bed with a light stomach at night, you will wake up rested and ready for a good breakfast! For easy digestion, eat 2 hours before sleeping and avoid proteins at dinner, they take the longest time to be assimilated by your body. Same thing for sauces, fried foods, soft drinks and foods you are intolerant to, the less you take the better you will sleep. Prefer cooked and starchy vegetables (pasta, rice, potatoes) in moderation and well chewed. They are much easier to digest.

2. Avoid stimulating substancesAlcohol, coffee, cigarettes, tea, energy drinks, especially after 5 p.m., make you thirsty, delay sleep and make you sleep lightly.

3. Do a gentle and relaxing activity at the end of the eveningIf you decide to lighten your belly after dinner, go for a walk, gentle stretches, listen to pleasant music or drink herbal tea 3/4 hour before going to bed. These relaxing activities will help you fall asleep, much better than practicing a sport or intense physical activity in the evening. Sport will have the effect of a stimulant and delay your sleep. On the other hand, sports sessions during the day will help you better prepare for sleep at night.

4. Drink water during the dayIt will prevent the big thirst during the night, which risks interrupting your sleep...doubly.

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