If you aren’t getting enough sleep your health will suffer and it will be hard to reach your fat loss and weight loss goals. Being “too busy” all the time is not good….sometimes we use it as an excuse to not do the things we should—LIKE EXERCISE! If you aren’t sleeping (resting) enough, you are hindering your health and fat loss goals.
When you wake up during the night because you can’t sleep, you are likely to eat when you should be sleeping. And, you will throw your metabolism “out of wack.”
Researchers have found that the less sleep the test subjects got, the higher their body fat. The shorter sleep time altered the subjects hormone levels, energy decreased and appetite increased. And we already knew that decreased energy affects your workout performance. What’s enough sleep? The general rule is 8 hours of sleep a night. Some may need more sleep or a little less than 8 hours. Don’t sabotage your exercise program and fat loss goals by not getting enough shut-eye.
If you do happen to wake up at night, eat an apple instead of ice cream!
Exercise consistently and get the sleep you need to stay healthy!
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Mark Dilworth, BA, PES
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Good article. people need all the help and advice they can get with so much conflicting advice around.
Keep up the good work.
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Mandy…..thanks for the compliment and visit! There is alot of bad advice out there because people are trying to sell products—many of which don’t work!
Great blog…love fitness…esp. running!
Jenn….keep running and taking care of your body too! Thanks for the visit!