ADVANCE/Vigorous Exercise Before Bedtimes Doesn't Disrupt Sleep, Study Reveals.PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- Contrary to conventional wisdom, vigorous exercise vigorous exercise A form of exercise that is intense enough to cause sweating and/or heavy breathing/ and/or ↑ heart rate to near maximum; VE is formally defined as that which requires > 6 METs; there is a graded inverse relationship between total physical within four hours of bedtime bedtime Sleep disorders The time when one attempts to fall asleep–as distinguished from the time when one gets into bed does not disrupt sleep. "That advice is one of many pet peeves pet peeve n. Informal Something about which one frequently complains; a particular personal vexation. Noun 1. pet peeve - an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve" ," states Patrick O'Connor Patrick J. O'Connor is a long-serving alderman in Chicago's City Council. O'Connor represents the 40th Ward on the North Side. Like the majority of the members of the City Council, he is a member of the Democratic Party. , Ph.D., of the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. in the current (November) issue of New Choices: Living Even Better After 50. A study conducted by O'Connor and colleagues found that "people who exercised took no longer to go to sleep than those who did nothing," he reports. The study divided subjects into three groups. One group exercised at high intensity for an hour before bed, the second did the same at low intensity, and the third sat and read. Another study showed that exercise within two hours of bedtime either improved or had no effect on sleep for most people. Since evening is often the most convenient time to fit in some regular physical activity, these findings come as welcome news. "The key is to make some kind of exercise part of your day," O'Connor tells New Choices, "and do it whenever you have time." |
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