Get Up And Do Something: 7 bedtime behaviors that will help you sleep

Get Up And Do Something Get up and Do Something is a program of the Delaware Coalition to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition. Your source for optimal health.

7 bedtime behaviors that will help you sleep Feb 11th 2013, 11:51 No one likes to toss and turn all night, or even worse, struggle with outright insomnia. There are things you can do to help get a better night's rest. A consistent wind-down routine every day can help you fall asleep more quickly and reliably. Try any or all of the following relaxing behaviors just before bedtime to ensure a more restful night. 1. Take a hot bath Your temperature naturally dips at night, starting two hours before sleep and bottoming out at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., according to a 1997 study conducted by New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in White Plains, N.Y. When you soak in a hot tub, your temperature rises—and the rapid cool-down period immediately afterward relaxes you.

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