Sleep Tracking (25)

So as I mentioned in my last post, I've decided to start tracking my sleep using my FitBit. With that being said, I tracked my sleep a few times this past week and I've learned some things! First of all, I got really close to sleeping about 8 hours a night, so I'm proud of myself in that matter. Second, as you can tell in the picture above, I tend to get more and more restless the closer it is to me getting up for the day. In this case, that was around 9 o'clock. What I've noticed on the weekends when I don't set an alarm is that I wake up at about 8:30 no matter what, but I can always go back to sleep with no problems. I think that's because my body has gotten use to waking up five days a week between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock usually. I think that is a reason why I get more restless around that time. 

I've also discussed the effects of working out on my nightly sleep, and I'm going to expand on that a little bit more. Sleep is essential when trying to maintain good health. Because of this, I've been more conscious of my quantity of sleep, quality of sleep, and also my sleep hygiene before bed every night. For the past couple of weeks now I've decided to get up and workout in the mornings before my classes. That means I've been waking up anytime between 5:30 and 6:30, depending on the day and when my first class is. It's been hard for me to do because I most definitely am NOT a morning person, but I'm growing to like it more and more. I just talked about how my body naturally will wake up at around 8:30 because that's my typical time to get out of bed, but now I'm about to be changing that maybe! I don't really want to start waking up normally at 6 AM because that's just too early, but I guess we'll see what happens! Overall, I've enjoyed tracking my sleep to learn more about my sleeping patterns and habits, and I've also enjoyed going to bed a little earlier in order to get a good morning workout in.