2020: Your Most Rested Year Yet

In terms of our health and fitness, it is also an opportunity to begin the work of letting go 

of habits that no longer serve us and creating new ones that will move us toward the 

vision we have of our fittest selves, living our healthiest lives. 

The 5 Factors of Health

There are 5 areas worth looking at to make a plan for our healthiest year yet. Let’s use the next five week to look at each one and take stock 

of where things are, define what we have control over in terms of 

changing it, and make a plan of attack.

Breaking bad habits and creating healthy new ones 

starts one small step at a time, and with brutal honesty about how we sabotage ourselves.

The 5 Factors :

2. Nutrition

3. Exercise

4. Relationships

5. Mindset

The 5 Factors of Health: SLEEP

GOAL: Get at least 7 hours of sleep every night

Arguably the most important influencer on our health is the amount of sleep we get. Less than 7 

hours a night increases risk of cancer, early death, dementia and cognitive decline, and other 

chronic diseases. Busy is not an excuse. It might make it harder to prioritize time in our day for 

sleep, but it doesn’t make it impossible.

1. How many hours, on average, of sleep do you get every night? 

2. Below are all things within your control that can be used to help you reach the optimal health sleep goal: 

• Go to bed at a consistent time
  

• Sleep in a dark and quiet room
  

• Make sure your bed & bedding is as comfortable as possible
  

• If you are a clock watcher, hide the clock
  

• Silence your cell phone notifications until morning
  

• Establish a soothing pre-sleep routine
  

• Do not watch TV or look at other screens while in bed.
  

• Listen to relaxing music or guided meditation to help fall asleep
  

• Avoid caffeine after lunchtime and alcohol at night (which may help you fall asleep 
  
  

  but destroys the quality of your sleep)
  
  

3. Let’s figure out your optimal bed time:

•  What time do you have to get out of bed in the morning to make your day work?
  

•  Including 15 minutes to wind down/read/get settled, what time do you need to be in bed to be able to get up at that time and still get 7 hours of sleep?
  

4. Which of the habits above are you willing to try to work on to improve your sleep?

LEARN MORE: Read ” The Sleep Revolution” by Ariana Huffington

Use this week to consider your sleep habits and develop actions steps for getting sleep in both quantity and quality that supports your overall health!

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