Daily Exercise May Help Insomnia

A daily round of moderate aerobic exercise a few
hours before bedtime helps people with insomnia
to sleep better.

Why?

"Low impact or moderate aerobic exercise like whole
body vibration, cross-training, light jogging, or
rebounding on a mini trampoline helps to remove
metabolic or dietary acids out of the tissues
that may cause muscle cramping, restless leg syndrome,
and insomnia," states Dr. Robert O. Young, of the
pH Miracle Living Center, in Valley Center, California.

Brazilian scientists found that moderate aerobic
exercise, such as running on a treadmill, helped
insomniacs fall asleep more quickly, wake less often,
and increase their total time asleep. Heavy aerobic
exercise or strength exercises didn't have the same
effect.

Researchers at the Federal University of San Paulo
studied both men and women with insomnia. They divided
them into three exercise groups -- moderate aerobic,
heavy aerobic, and moderate strength. Those in the
group doing moderate aerobics showed a 54 percent
reduction in the time it took to fall asleep, 36
percent less wake time, and an increase of 21 percent
in total sleep time. They also had a seven percent
reduction in anxiety. The other two groups didn't
experience any significant change in their sleep time.

Another important finding of the study is that the
exercise was done at night. While most experts believe
exercise has good effect on the quality of sleep,
they also believe it is stimulating when done too
late in the day. They usually advise those with sleep
problems to exercise earlier in the day. But earlier
workouts often don't fit busy schedules, and evening
may be the only time available in a hectic day.

"These findings indicate that there is a way to
diminish the symptoms of insomnia without using
medication," said Giselle Passos, author of the
study.

"This is the first study to look at the importance
of using physical exercise to treat insomnia and
may contribute to increased quality of life in
people with one of the most important kind of sleep
disorders in the world."

"Insomnia is a symptom of excess tissue acidity which
can be eliminated with an alkaline lifestyle and diet
which includes daily exercise for at least 1 hour
a day. I recommend low impact exercising including
jogging, swimming, riding a bike, trend mill,
elliptical machines, stationary bike riding,
rebounding, and my favorite whole body vibration,"
states Dr. Young.

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