Sadly, we do. I once told someone that when I couldn’t sleep, I got up and exercised my legs. They immediately went, “But exercise is the opposite of what you should do when you want to sleep!” Yeah, well, all the “traditional” advice for insomnia has done jack squat for me so far, and if it works, it works.
My restless legs just wouldn’t let me sleep until I gave up and went, “You want to move? Fine, I’ll make you move til you regret it.” A relentless half hour on an exercise bike later, and I was finally able to fall asleep. Take that, “sleep hygiene.”
Sadly, we do. I once told someone that when I couldn’t sleep, I got up and exercised my legs. They immediately went, “But exercise is the opposite of what you should do when you want to sleep!” Yeah, well, all the “traditional” advice for insomnia has done jack squat for me so far, and if it works, it works.
My restless legs just wouldn’t let me sleep until I gave up and went, “You want to move? Fine, I’ll make you move til you regret it.” A relentless half hour on an exercise bike later, and I was finally able to fall asleep. Take that, “sleep hygiene.”
My partner is Audhd and has a cup of coffee before they go to bed.
Coffee makes me sleepy and I’m a leg shaker. This vexes me.
Exercise promotes better more restful sleep. You have the right of it by getting out of bed and burning off that energy.