Getting good sleep at night is a cornerstone to living a healthy lifestyle. The energy your body replenishes when you sleep at night is crucial to relaxing and repairing muscles, ligaments and even bones. It also works on improving your cognitive connections in your brain to help keep you mind sharp.

If you’re having trouble with going to bed at night, there are a few things you can try that will help you fall asleep faster and longer to reap the benefits of a good night’s sleep.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). Some of Meredith’s personal experiences in working with clients and the discussions she would have with them about their sleeping issues.

2). The myth that older people sleep better as you age and why that is misleading for most adults.

3). How scrolling on your phone or digital device before you go to bed affects your ability to fall asleep.

4). Why it’s important to limit or avoid stimulants like caffeine, nicotine and alcohol before you plan on sleeping.

5). Why napping for too long during the day could be making it harder for you to fall asleep at night.

We hope the tips we’ve shared in this episode are helpful to you or someone you know who may have trouble dialing in their bedtime routine to get better sleep. Sometimes we may be self sabotaging our best sleep without even knowing it! We hope you try a few of these suggestions and get the sleep that your body deserves.

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“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

This quote is a great reminder that as we go through life, even the hard stuff, we must keep going, and get stronger and better as we go!

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Living an active lifestyle through regular exercise has many benefits and stretching plays a big part in keeping your body fine tuned for exercise. Making sure your muscles, joints and ligaments are properly cared for during exercise is important.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). Why stretching sometimes gets overlooked when it comes to regular exercise or just being very physically active from day to day.

2). How stretching can be done both standing and in seated positions which makes it available to all fitness levels.

3). The importance of maintaining your Range Of Motion through regular stretching.

4). The dynamics of how your muscles tighten up over active periods of use and how stretching aids this process and helps keep your muscles relaxed after physical activity.

5). How stretching contributes to better levels of relaxation and stress relief.

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We hope this podcast episode is helpful to you, especially if you are interested in learning more about keeping your body healthy for years to come. Regular stretching is essential to physical activity and should be practiced regularly as the perfect compliment to your weekly exercises.

Team Meredith

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