Are you getting a restful, eight hours of sleep every night? If the answer is no, you’re certainly not\u00a0alone.<\/p>\n
The National Sleep Foundation reports<\/a> that 35% of Americans rate their sleep quality as “poor” or “only fair.” And many of us do wake up feeling tired, and spend the day stressed and exhausted.\u00a0The solution? Get\u00a0quality sleep by going to bed earlier…but we know that’s easier said than done.<\/p>\n So follow these easy tips to help train your body to turn in earlier:<\/p>\n Hit Reset Take All Electronics out of the Bed<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Set the alarm for 15 minutes earlier than you normally wake up and increase it by 15 minutes each day. It might be tempting to hit snooze, but\u00a0take this extra time to do something productive whether you take a brisk walk outside, make breakfast, or get a start on your emails. That way, you’ll be a bit more tired when you get home and it’ll be easy to push yourself into\u00a0a restful slumber.<\/p>\n
\nKeep your cell phone, laptop, tablet, Kindle, and anything else that’s digitally distracting away from your bed. Your bed is for sleeping and definitely not for work or perusing through social media. Blue light from your electronics<\/a>\u00a0disrupts your brain’s signals and tells\u00a0it to stay\u00a0awake and alert, rather than to\u00a0go to sleep.<\/p>\n