Facts about Body Temperature & Exercise

One of the fastest ways to increase the quality of sleep is to start some kind of exercise program. There is no better time than the present. Exercise will improve your quality of sleep in many ways. As I’m sure you know it offers a ton of other health benefits, as well.

Regular exercise will increase your body temperature rhythm and allow your body peak at a higher level. What is the end result of this? You will maintain a higher energy level throughout the day, which in turn will keep you feeling more motivated and in a great mood.Because your body will be peaking at a higher level, your body temperature will also drop faster… this usually results in a deeper, uninterrupted sleep.

You prevent flat lining your body temperature rhythm with daily exercise. This also helps you go to sleep easier on even the most stressful days when exercise is next to impossible. (I’m sure we all have more of those days than we can count.)

Regular exercise delays your body’s nightly temperature drop allowing you to stay awake and alert for longer periods of time. Exercise also relieves stress, a major cause of sleeping disorders.

If exercise isn’t already a part of your daily routine, it’s not too late to start. Just remember, the best time to exercise is early in the morning because it will initiate a quicker temperature rise.

Avoid exercising 3-4 hours before you go to bed, because by that time your body temperature will still be on an upward rise. This will make the process of falling asleep much more difficult.

The actual exercise you participate in doesn’t have to be overly strenuous, for this to work. When I say start exercising, I don’t necessarily mean that you should go join a gym or decide on a full time workout program.

In truth, moderate exercise has most beneficial effects on your body and it’s easy to begin your own workout program right from home. If you are not particularly in favor of monotonous exercise, you have the option choosing alternate physical activities like aerobics, cycling, swimming and walking. Surprisingly, these all have the same effect on raising your body temperature.

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  6. Nadine on April 16th, 2008

    I’ve never been a morning person. In the 18 months that I regularly followed a program, I probably only woke up earlier to exercise about three times. Lunch time, after work or even before going to bed, well any time other than mornings. LOL I’ve never had it affect my sleeping habits. I think each person is different and need to find what works best for them.

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  8. JoLynn Braley on April 17th, 2008

    I thoroughly enjoy my paced walking, at least 5 days a week. The times that I’ve gotten off that schedule I really miss the exercise, and it sure helps with the weight loss, too! ;)

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    Morning air is fresher. But avoid jogging along the road during peak hours. Cause as you run, you will breathe in released carbon mono from the vehicles and it is unhealthy.

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  12. AM on April 19th, 2008

    Yep.. exercise do make our biological clock perform better, even if it were just 30 minutes a day, and you would sleep better definitely.. good post..

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  15. Jessi on May 14th, 2008

    This was a great post, thanks so much! I work out about 5-6 days a week, and I didn’t realize that I need to give my body time in between exercise and sleep. Like last night, I had a hard time falling sleep-maybe that’s why.

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    I am doing exercise everyday,.Thanks for sharing the good info.

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    Great post on exercising and sleep. It is amazing to see how the more active you are the better your whole lifestyle is from sleeping to your energy throughout the day. Thanks for the great post!

  18. misty on March 5th, 2010

    I have moderatley been going to the gym for the past year or so, sometimes I do take breaks for weeks at time, but have started going regulary the past 2 months or so. I just started a boot camp class last week and last night was my second class. The instructor kept asking me if I was ok, and I thought why does he keep asking me that? We went to the mirrors to do leg and ab exercises, I looked in the mirror and my face was beet red/purple with white sploches around my mouth and he touched my shoulder and announced how my body temp was too hot and told me to take a break. I felt fine but I guess I did not look fine. Why does this happen? Should I be concerned?

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