Strength Training and better sleep

gingerbug · January 18, 2009

Does anyone notice a connection between strength training and having an easier time sleeping? I had insomnia for years and it got better when I cut out coffee. Well, the last couple of weeks I can barely stay awake past 9:30. I am alert and active during the day but I pass out in 20 seconds at bedtime. The only thing that has changed is the intensity of my workouts. Is there any science to back this up?

Jachut · January 18, 2009

One of the biggest perks post band for me was better sleep.

I hadnt realised how uncomfortable I was at night, now I dont wake up from a sore hip or a sore shoulder and I really do bound out of bed in the morning.

But yes, exercise makes you sleep better. I dont notice it with strength training per se, just execise in general, I work pretty darn hard and at night, by about 9.30 I'm tired. I'm out like a light the minute my head hits the pillow.

Its not like if I dont exercise I cant fall asleep but I do notice the nights I'm less physically tired.