{"id":28192,"date":"2023-12-31T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/sin-categorizar\/new-year-better-sleep-5246"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:26:30","slug":"new-year-better-sleep-5246","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/es\/blog-es\/new-year-better-sleep-5246","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New You and a Chance for Better Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to keep your New Year\u2019s Resolutions? Let sleep help!<\/h2>\n

\"SleepAs we get ready to kick the old year to the curb,\u00a0 it\u2019s time to start thinking how we\u2019ll improve the path ahead of us. Whether you\u2019re hoping to improve your health, lose a few pounds, live life less cluttered or just learn to relax, it all starts with one thing. Sleep!<\/p>\n

To our bodies, sleep is like running a diagnostics test on your computer or car. As issues are detected, systems ramp up to repair damaged tissues, manufacture life-sustaining hormones and catalog memories from the previous day \u2013 all while you sleep. Shortening your sleep time can impair your ability to react rationally to stress (physical, mental and emotional) and learning new skills is severely diminished. People who sleep less than 6 hours a night don\u2019t spend enough time in the deepest stages of sleep and are at higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who clock at least 7 hours.<\/p>\n

To be clear, shortening your sleep can shorten your life.<\/p>\n

Ready for a new you in the new year? We have you covered with tips to conquer your resolutions.<\/p>\n

If your goal is to lose weight \u2013 choose sleep instead of\u2026?<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve struggled to maintain a healthy weight, counting calories or carbs aren\u2019t nearly as strong a strategy as getting a good night\u2019s sleep. Without enough sleep, your body is prompted to release higher amounts of\u00a0insulin<\/a>\u00a0after you eat. Insulin not only controls your blood sugar, but how and when fat is stored. Higher insulin levels send a signal to your body to hang on to fat.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re hitting the gym or doing yoga at home, exercise also plays a key role in weight management<\/a>. But when you\u2019re tired, the motivation to get moving nosedives. What\u2019s more, a no-pain, no-gain strategy won\u2019t work either. Our ability to withstand pain plummets with sleep deprivation. So those tough yoga poses<\/a> and muscle burn at the end of your set of weight repetitions feel even more uncomfortable.<\/p>\n