Everyone knows just how important getting enough sleep is, but not everyone knows how important it is for fitness fanatics. Insufficient sleep can dramatically reduce our quality of life and even our productivity in the gym. It can slow down weight loss, lead to weight gain, and reduce testosterone levels. Not good! Think of sleep hygiene like your diet. It's working either for or against you, whether you realize it or not. Here's how I looked and felt when I got to the gym today. I felt great.
I was about to get in my 20,000 steps for the day. I feel like this every single day thanks in large degree to the sleep the Lord enables me to get at night. I'm in bed at 8:00 pm every night and I wake up without an alarm at either 6:00 or 6:30 am. That's 10-10.5 hours of good quality sleep every single night. I couldn't do what I do without it. It's just how my body is programmed to work.
Please get enough sleep at night!