It’s a brand-new year, and time, as always, to set some new goals and New Year’s Resolutions. Now is when you are going to see hoards of people, desperate to shed that holiday fat and determined to create a better, healthier self, heading for the gyms and hiring professional health coaches to help them get in shape.
You may be one of these and if you are, good for you. What you are not going to see though is the millions of people who got out of their sleeping routines on holiday and who, facing the stresses of a new year are finding it very difficult to sleep. If you are one of these, we can help you with these 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Better Sleep in 2025!
- Exercise and diet
If you have started the year on a good exercise regime that is one of the key factors to also having better sleep – and remember this is one thing they don’t teach you at the gym, but it’s every bit as important as any other part of improving your health. So, get the exercise and remember that if the gym is not your thing, brisk walks, swimming, running, cycling etc. will do just as much good.
Also eat well, ensuring you are cutting down on bad fat, sugar and processed foods, because a healthy digestive system and maintaining a good weight will also help you to sleep better.
- Learn to be regular
Just as getting healthier is all about maintaining a routine, this is essential for improving sleep. Fully grown adults need a minimum of 6 to 7 hours of sleep every night, and if for some reason you have not achieved this on any night try to make it up with a quick power nap at lunchtime. At least sleep is accumulative but a full night’s sleep is better.
Go to sleep at the same time every night regardless of what you have on, this must become as much of a habit as brushing your teeth.
- Learn to relax (pre-bedtime routine and don’t do’s)
One of the most vital things about sleep is to have a quiet mind. Lack of sleep is invariably suffered by people with over-active minds and facing stress. Before bedtime indulge in a relaxing walk in the fresh air (not vigorous exercise), possibly yoga or deep breathing. Maybe a long relaxing bath gets you nodding off or simply getting into bed and having a nighttime reading ritual.
Avoid caffeine, alcohol or any foods that are hard on the digestive system and avoid blue screens for at least an hour before your allotted bedtime.
- Optimise your sleep environment
Don’t wear sleeping garments that are uncomfortable or make you too warm. Sleep in a cool room with plenty of fresh air and make it as dark as possible. Use white noise devices if this helps you to sleep.
- Upgrade your mattress!
The reality is that you can do all of this but if you’re sleeping on an uncomfortable mattress, you will still not sleep well, or at best wake feeling so full of aches and pains that you will have a bad day anyway.
Your mattress is your best friend when it comes to sleep and considering you spend a third of your life on it you should not compromise the mattress that you sleep on. Upgrade it regularly and clean it well!
The Truform difference
Sleeping on a great mattress in 2025 should probably be your number one goal, so do yourself a favour and test a Truform Mattress at a store near you today. For forty years we have been manufacturing the finest mattresses at the best prices in the country – and hundreds of thousands of happy Truform sleepers can testify to this.
Have a very happy, healthy, hassle-free 2025 – and may all the dreams you dream, as you sleep peacefully on your Truform mattress, come true!