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INTERIORS INSIDER
INTERIORS INSIDER

Have a warm bath or shower
“A warm bath or shower before bed is
an excellent way of artificially raising
your body temperature,” says Lindsay.
“When we get out of the warm bath
or shower, we will start to cool down,
which mimics what happens just
before we fall asleep, helping us to feel
more sleepy and ready for bed.” Not
only that, but adding a warm bath or
shower to your bedtime routine can
be incredibly relaxing, especially with
a few drops of a soothing bath and
shower gel like Molton Brown Blissful
Templetree Bath & Shower Gel.

Yoga or stretching before bed are both great

wind-down activities, because they can help to
calm your brain and relax your body before bed.

Practise yoga or stretching
Avoid devices before bedtime the Acctim Ramsey Curved Silent Sweep One of the silver linings of the pandemic
“Blue light, such as that emitted from LED Analogue Alarm Clock, instead. is the huge number of brilliant workout
devices like tablets or phones, actively videos that are now available online. If
suppresses the production of melatonin, Reduce that caffeine intake you want to add some gentle yoga or
the hormone that promotes sleep,” says It will come as no surprise to hear that stretching to your night-time routine,
Lindsay. “When you experience darkness reducing the amount of caffeine you drink try searching YouTube or look for a
your body starts to produce melatonin, throughout the day can improve your sleep. daily subscription. “Yoga or stretching
which helps you feel sleepy. Conversely, “Caffeine has a six-hour half-life, which before bed are both great wind-down
when you see bright light, your body means that six hours after your last cup of activities, because they can help to calm
will stop producing as much melatonin, tea or coffee, half of that caffeine will still be your brain and relax your body before
because it thinks that it is still daytime.” in your system, potentially stopping you from bed,” says Lindsay. Need an incentive?
sleeping,” explains Lindsay. “If you reduce Why not treat yourself to a new yoga
If you think you’ll struggle to leave your how much caffeine you’re drinking, especially mat, such as the M Life Mendhi 5mm
phone outside of your bedroom because towards bedtime, you will likely find yourself Yoga Mat.
you use it as an alarm, invest in a good less alert when it’s time to sleep.”
old-fashioned analogue clock, such as
You can find everything you need for a relaxing bedtime routine in
John Lewis & Partners stores, or online at johnlewis.com.
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