Want to Sleep Better? Exercise!
If you have trouble sleeping, chances are you don't exercise. Or you don't exercise enough or exercise properly.
Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to overcome or lessen insomnia.
It can help you to fall asleep easier and faster and sleep more restfully and deeper when you do. For some people, exercise by itself is enough to overcome their insomnia.
FITNESS MYTHS AND FACTS
There are plenty of Myths our there about Diet and Exercise.
Diet Myths and Facts
Myth:Most people believe primarily in diet (restriction of food) and exercise plans to control weight, including most doctors and health professionals.
Fact:Weigh is complex. 40 to 60% is genetically determined. The remainder is influenced by our culture, lifestyle and environment.
Easy Does It
Follow these slow-it-down rules to get stronger, fitter—and faster.
By Meghan G. Loftus Image by Tim De Frisco From the September 2011 issue of Runner's World
Running is hard. If you're targeting a goal—whether it's entering your first race or qualifying for Boston—you spend a lot of time pushing your limits. So when it comes time to run easy, you happily succumb to your inner plodder, right? Nope. "Not running slow enough on easy days is probably the number-one error runners make," says Greg McMillan, M.S., an exercise physiologist and running coach in Flagstaff, Arizona.
