The Hall Collection: 5 Good Habits To Improve Your Sleep

Good sleep is an essential part of our lives. Without it, we would not function each day. In order to achieve good sleep, we need to prioritize good habits in the bedroom. The professionals from The Hall Collection offer the finest imported luxury linen and bespoke, handmade beds to ensure that the bedroom is a place of tranquillity and rest.

Here we share five habits you can implement today to improve your sleep:

Know your chrono-type. Are you an owl or a lark?

Most people fall into 2 categories – morning or night people – a few fall somewhere in between. Larks enjoy waking up early and function best in the morning while owls generally wake up later and function well later at night.

It is now believed that your chronotype is strongly determined by genetics and not easy to change. Whatever your chronotype, it is important to know your preference and what works best for you. If you go to bed early or late, make sure you get the right amount of hours and quality of sleep.

2. Commit to a regular bed time routine.

Circadian rhythm is our internal or biological clock and has evolved in synchrony with light and darkness. It is regulated by two hormones–cortisol to wake you up and melatonin to help you sleep. The natural light in the day and darkness at night will help set your sleep-wake cycle.

Setting your biological clock

Get up at the same time every morning and go to bed at around the same time every night as much as possible. Establish the same habits every morning and every night as much as possible.

3. 8 hours or more.

There doesn’t seem to be the perfect amount of sleep for anyone – it is something you need to discover for yourself. If you sleep well and long enough, you will wake up
feeling energised and fantastic. For most people 7 – 9 hours is the recommended hours required. It is important to remember that the quality of sleep is as important as the quantity. Deep REM sleep cycle is critical for the whole body and mind to restore and rejuvenate.

4. Relax & quieten the mind.

When we go to sleep at night, our brains begin to process all we have experienced during the day. Our bodies and minds have not evolved as fast as technology. Computers can process vast amount of information, our brains are not. We need to learn to switch off. We know that overloaded computers crash. What happens to humans? Find a routine that helps you unwind after your busy or stressful day. A relaxed body and mind will prepare you for good sleep.

5. Do not stay in bed awake.

If you haven’t fallen asleep within twenty or so minutes or you’ve woken up and you’re finding it difficult to fall back asleep, get out of bed, go to another room and read a book. Don’t turn to emails, television or food. Your brain quickly starts to associate your bed being the place that you’re awake rather than your bed being where you sleep.

Professor Walker advises to get up, go to another room, dim the light and read a book. No screens, no email checking or food.

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