Mike from Ground Pounder Fitness makes an excellent point on the importance of sleep. I try to sleep eight hours every night. Admittedly, that can be difficult when I have a lot to accomplish in a day…
..but that poses an important question:
Are your daily struggles more important than your health?
Do you give up on your health in order to achieve a goal? and is it worth it?
Do you put yourself first?
If you take good care of yourself, I’m guessing you get adequate sleep..right?
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I never knew how much of a difference adequate sleep made in one’s life until I had to live a summer of sleep depravity and now have gotten back on track of getting 8+ hours of sleep per night. I functioned all summer on about 4.5 to 5 hours and maybe 6 on the weekends. I made it through, hit all my workouts, and basically survived. But, I did deal with a few lingering issues that I just couldn’t shake…muscles more sore than normal, a few minor injuries that didn’t want to heal as they should and some days I would be in a total state of disarray. But, now I’ve been forcing myself to get at least 8 hrs of sleep a night. This has been going on for about 3 weeks now and I can tell such a difference! My workouts have been more energized, my strength and…
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Sleep is great. when i sleep well, i eat less processed foods. i believe in naps, too.
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