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Tips for living well: taking time out
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Time out
As well as making adjustments to our sleeping environment and behaviour before bedtime, we also need to find ways of including more relaxation in our lives generally. Set aside more time for sleep and rests if you can. If you're the kind of person who actively enjoys yoga, pilates or the occasional massage, the chances are your sleep and energy levels are probably pretty good. But for most of us, hectic schedules don't always permit such treats. Instead, we rely on an annual vacation to pay off our accumulated sleep debts. Sleeping for just two extra hours each night for a fortnight can neatly erase 30 hours of sleep loss. Combine that with the all-round relaxation of a change of scene, climate and a break from work and other chores and a holiday looks like the ideal way to break your stress-fatigue cycle.
Extracted with kind permission from Live Well...Be Healthy by Dr. John Marsden and Alison Dillon, (BBC Books, £12.99)
Time out
As well as making adjustments to our sleeping environment and behaviour before bedtime, we also need to find ways of including more relaxation in our lives generally. Set aside more time for sleep and rests if you can. If you're the kind of person who actively enjoys yoga, pilates or the occasional massage, the chances are your sleep and energy levels are probably pretty good. But for most of us, hectic schedules don't always permit such treats. Instead, we rely on an annual vacation to pay off our accumulated sleep debts. Sleeping for just two extra hours each night for a fortnight can neatly erase 30 hours of sleep loss. Combine that with the all-round relaxation of a change of scene, climate and a break from work and other chores and a holiday looks like the ideal way to break your stress-fatigue cycle.
Extracted with kind permission from Live Well...Be Healthy by Dr. John Marsden and Alison Dillon, (BBC Books, £12.99)
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