It’s a new year, so no better time to improve your sleeping habits, say the experts at Jensen Beds
Whatever 2025 holds in store for you, sleeping is essential for your well-being. Just like you want your phone to be at 100 percent in the morning, your body should also be recharged to meet a new day. And where to start to get back to 100? Consistency.
Our bodies are smart and easily adapt to new patterns. So, one way to optimize your sleep is to aim for consistency. It improves the body’s repair process each night, both physically and mentally. Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day, even on weekends, could actually prevent mental health issues and depression. Here are five tips to help create a healthy daily rhythm which will make your nights better and allow you to perform better during the day:
1. GET INTO REGULAR HABITS AND STICK TO THEM
Have fixed times for going to bed and waking up, eating breakfast, taking a walk in daylight and eating an evening meal.
2. SLEEP LESS, BUT BETTER
Try sleeping less for a period to avoid lying awake in bed. If, after this, your sleep is more uninterrupted, try going to bed slightly earlier every night until you get into a good sleep rhythm.
3. USE THE DARK
One hour before bedtime you should dim the lighting and turn off all screens
such as TVs, computers, e-readers and smartphones. The light tricks the brain into believing it is day. You enhance the body’s daily rhythm if you use the night to sleep, and the sooner you fall asleep, the better.
4. USE THE LIGHT
Turn on the light in the morning, open the curtains and take an early walk in the daylight. This will give your body’s internal clock a good start to the day.
5. DE-STRESS
Remove the stresses of everyday life in different ways. Prepare for the following morning by putting out clothes and packing a backpack or case. Rest and read a book or browse a newspaper. A shower or a massage can also work wonders.
Jensen Beds’ mission is to help people sleep better, so they can perform at their peak. For more than 75 years, they’ve strived to make beds that adapt to your body and increase the quality of your sleep. But they don’t stop at making quality beds. They offer you a complete range of accessories and products, together with the routines that improve your sleep health. This includes guiding you to better habits throughout the different phases of your wake/sleep cycle: Wake-up, Awake, Wind down and Asleep.
Get in touch with them and find out how you can sleep well: jensen-beds.com/uk