Sometimes it may seem that some people can sleep anywhere, in any circumstances, at any time, while others find it very difficult to fall and stay asleep. The good news is that sleeping habits can be consciously improved through small everyday choices.
Your daily habits, choices and environment have a powerful impact on the quality of your sleep. For example, routines, noise, temperature, exercise, nutrition and light all have an impact on falling asleep and the quality and duration of sleep.
Behavioral and lifestyle practices that affect sleep quality and duration are called sleep hygiene. Good sleep hygiene helps us fall asleep faster, sleep more deeply, and wake up feeling more refreshed. This is achieved by optimizing our sleeping environment and routines.
The good new is that sleep hygiene can be improved. In this task, you'll explore a variety of behaviors and routines — some that support healthy sleep, and others that might be quietly sabotaging it. Drag each statement into the correct category.
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Keywords: sleep, sleeping, physical wellbeing, sleep hygiene, habits
