Part 2: How Well Do You Sleep?
If we are suffering from chronic lack of sleep, it’s easy to lose sight of how it feels to be well rested – a state of constant fatigue becomes our new baseline state. While nutrition and exercise are easily quantifiable, sleep is more fluid, and therefore trickier to monitor or measure.
Here is a simple method we use to evaluate sleep quality:
Task: Answer the following questions using this scale; rarely or never (0 points), sometimes (1 point) and usually or always (2 points).
Are you currently satisfied with your sleep?
Do you comfortably stay awake all day without dozing?
Are you asleep between 2am and 4am?
Do you spend less than 30 minutes awake at night? This includes the time it takes to fall asleep, and any awakenings during the night.
Do you sleep at least 8 hours per night?
Could you wake at the correct time without an alarm?
Do you go to bed at the same time each night (within a 30-minute window)?
Could you function optimally before noon without caffeine?
Based on the answers given, your score will sit between 0 and 16, indicating the efficacy of your current sleep hygiene practices.
Having completed the above exercise, you now know where you sit with regards to sleep quality and can identify where improvements can be made.
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Robbie Price | Aristos Owner & Coach