My bed is where I feel secure enough to close my eyes and unwind, while I fade away from the actions of life. My bed is where I can relax, kick back, be warm and comfortable. It allows me to sleep, so that my body not only recharges from the long days but also detoxifies toxins at a cellular level. My bed is great for sleep but also great for that Netflix and chill orgasm.
It allows me to dive into the ultimate form of intimacy. Not only that! It is great for long telephone conversations. My bed accepts me for who I am and allows me to run into its covers whenever needed. My bed does all these beautiful things for me but, it can also take… Research indicates that life expectancies significantly decreases in individuals who average less than five or more than nine hours of sleep a night. When my bed becomes a burden then it begins to take from my life. Statistics Canada has found about 40 per cent of men and 48 per cent of women don’t consistently have a refreshing night’s sleep.
When you are sleep deprived on a regular basis, your cortisol (stress hormone) and ghrelin (hunger hormone) levels rise. This results in reaching for multiple servings, lack of focus and energy, ages you, decreased libido, and possibly diabetes and high blood pressure. Your resting place is essential to your health so why not add one more activity to spice things up ? For those of you having issues getting out of bed due to mental health, weight or just plain laziness/boredom, here are 5 exercises that you can do in bed.
Choose to allow your bed to do some good for you.
1) Scissors
2) Superman
3) Leg raises
4) Russian Twist
Remember when you were young, full of energy and would rock and do werird flips in your bed
5) Spine Rock
Complete 10 reps of 3 rounds. Slowly increase to 15 reps as they become easier
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Factors that influence sleep:
– Eating a big meal past 10 p.m. – Surfing the internet right before bed. – Consuming caffeine after 2 p.m..
No matter where or how you sleep make it a refreshing zone.
