BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEP!! Your 6:00 AM alarm blares in your ears. You begrudgingly peel your face away from your pillow and crawl out of bed. Another sleepless night has passed leaving you feeling like a shell of yourself. You look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Why am I so tired?” According to the CDC, adults require a minimum of seven hours of sleep per night in order to achieve their best health and well-being. When was the last time you consistently got seven hours of good old fashioned slumber and awoke feeling well rested?
Even with the best laid plans to get “enough” sleep, you still may find that you can’t fall asleep and stay asleep. You have to measure your sleep, like you would your friends. It isn’t about quantity, it’s all about quality. Sure, you’re in bed for the recommended seven hours, but how many of those hours are good quality sleep?
Here are 5 things that you can do to improve your quality of sleep and stop feeling so tired throughout the day.