Hi everyone, I recently got a whoop band and I was wondering if anyone had any special or unique ways that they got better sleep? I defiantly have a ton of room to improve so I was hoping to get some ideas here. I think that this could turn into a great discussion on sleep and how we can all improve…

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I am a very poor sleeper. Can’t sleep much and tend to wake up a lot. Glad when I get five hours or so. The following few rules help me to make the best out of it. (1) Only lie in your bed when you want to sleep. Also get out of bed once you are awake. (2) No electronic devices in the bedroom. (3…

For me, turn off the TV earlier, phone even earlier and I’ve been reading almost every night before bed. I’m dreaming more vividly than ever, for what ever that’s worth. No caffeine after noon. Trying to be better about late night snacks but lots of room for improvement there.

Based on some sleep techniques developed by the US military, I learned to pay attention to relaxing my jaw and face. Seems to have helped.

What @anon13702412 said and no caffeine after noon. I would add: Going to bed at the same time every night as well as getting up at the same time every day. after a couple weeks, you won’t need an alarm clock. Don’t look at the clock or your watch if you wake up in the middle of the night. roll o…

[image] KickrLin: Don’t look at sleep metrics like your Garmin, Whoop, or whatever. There is a word or term for it, but it eludes me at the moment While I might be biased as a whoop user, this is plain silly.

From my personal experience using an Oura ring as data over several months- the number one thing I can do for better sleep is to wear earplugs. Didn’t realize it but all the little noises were the main cause of my problems: falling asleep and staying asleep. I didn’t believe in them until I saw an…

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mcneese.chad January 14, 2021, 9:08pm 3

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