A recent article published in Sleep Medicine indicates that aerobic exercise (walking, cycling, biking or jogging) can reduce insomnia in middle-aged and older adults. All it takes is two twenty-minute sessions four times a week, or one 30 to 40 minute session four times a week. Exercise was shown to improve the quality of sleep, and to reduce symptoms of depression and daytime sleepiness. Exercise was also shown to increase vitality.
Source: K. J. Reid, et al. (2010). Aerobic Exercise Improves Self-reported Sleep and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Insomnia. Sleep Medicine.
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