Exercise and Sleep
A study conducted by Mental Health and Physical Activity, showed that 150 minutes of activity a week improves sleep quality by 65%. Being active also decreased daytime sleepiness, leg cramps during sleep, and improved concentration. It can seem like a struggle to get this amount of exercise into your busy schedule, so how can you do it?
Fitting in Exercise
150 minutes breaks out into 2.5 hours. It’s generally not recommended to just cram all of this activity in at once. Instead, try spending just 30 minutes each day taking a walk. Maybe take the dog for a nice long walk in the evening with the kids or an evening bike ride with the family around the neighborhood. Or even playing tag with the kids! It does not have a be a vigorous regimen done in the gym with tons of equipment. If you can do this 5 of the days in the week you will be doing so much to improve your health.
