Fitness advice

Relax

Wesley Wilson

Along with nutrition and exercise, sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining good health—and a lack of sleep can cause a host of problems, both in the short term and over time. getting sufficient sleep, will in fact improve your overall health.

Wesley Wilson

A big part of your fitness goal relies allot on the much needed sleep, in order for your body to function properly. Unfortunately allot of people take this aspect of there fitness goal for granted, allot of my clients say they're only getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night, to where i've also interviewed a few clients where they only get 2-4 hours of solid shut eye. The clients I've interviewed that get the full amount of sleep end up getting a more productive workout and meet there fitness goals more efficiently than the other clientele.

There is an average of 70 million Americans unable to get full nights sleep which can be easily fixed through an exercise program. An exercise program will not only help you sleep better but will also help you be more effective and alert during the day. All things work together for the good, if you have a great nutrition plan and Exercise routine, most likely your going to have a great night sleep as well! While sleeping your body goes into what's called a metabolic state, during this state (with a proper amount of protein throughout the day) your muscle fibers that are once torn apart through exercise are repairing. Lack of sleep will but a damper on a speedy recovery and on your fitness goals. Make sure that your giving your body 8-10 hours of sleep a night and if possible a 15-20 minutes nap during the day for an enhanced recovery. Remember Nutrition, Exercise and Rest all fall under the same category for your fitness goal, so make sure your giving at least 90% on all aspects of training.

Wesley is our Lead Trainer for ODT and the owner of Wesley Wilson Fitness based in Santa Barbara, California. He is a Certified Personal Trainer with ISSA and NASM.

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