Have Trouble Falling Asleep? These Proven Tricks Will Improve Your Sleep Quality In No Time (3 of 6)

Avoid screen time close to bedtime

Limiting screen time in today’s time can be a tough task for many of us. Most of the day is spent gazing at the computer screen and when on a break, we immerse ourselves in our phones.

While work can’t be avoided, we can easily give up scrolling our Instagram feed for hours.

Enjoying time watching a movie or your favorite Netflix show is fine as long as you can do it a couple of hours prior to your bedtime. The light of these devices delays the drowsiness signal from your brain. Also, we tend to ignore the signal from our brain when we are enjoying a show too much.

Do some stretching to ease your muscles

We know how difficult it can be to fit something new into our nighttime routine, but this one thing is surely going to be worth it. You don’t have to do full-on yoga to prepare yourself for a good sleep. Any four-five stretches that will release all the tension pent up in your body is enough. Make sure all your muscles are a little worked up before you tuck into your blanket.

This promotes deep breathing which is crucial for calming the mind.

Do not sleep with the television on

Everybody knows that watching TV right before bed is a bad idea. What’s worse is you believing you’d fall asleep while enjoying your favorite show. Unless you haven’t slept in days, the probability of that happening is very low. On the other hand, if you have a spouse or children that like some TV entertainment at night, educate them of its harmful impacts. Or, sleep in a different room if they don’t listen.