Did you sleep well last night? And did you start your day fresh? Then you're lucky. A large proportion of people are struggling with good sleep. Sleep deprivation does not only cause depression and stress, it also makes your skin old in a short period. This is not what we want, do we? Below are four tips to get well rested through the day.

Take a powernap: It's not surprising that you're tired during the day, actually most women do. Don’t fight yourself a way through the day, take instead a powernap. This is a short sleep to refuel your energy level again. The ideal powernap lasts 1.5 hours. In this 1.5 hours you are able to take a full sleep cycle, including your recovery sleep. People who are well rested are more productive, more alert and able to cope better with stress.

Provide sleep rhythm: It sounds so simple, and actually it is. Just go to bed and wake up around the same time every day. Adults sleep between seven and eight hours each night. Sleep quality in young adults is better than sleep quality in elderly people. Elderly people namely sleep less deep and are more awake during the night. The older you get, the less sleep you need.

Check your mattress: How old is your mattress? Secretly we all sleep too long on the same mattress, because we don’t think about replacing it after six years. Yet, a good mattress is very important for your sleep quality. Get yourself informed at a specialized shop.

More ingredients for a healthy sleep pattern: make sure your bedroom is dimmed, without noises and with a temperature around 16 degrees. In terms of sleeping clothes, we recommend loose-fitting sleepwear. Just realize: the night is a kind of mirror of the past day. If you were overactive and stressing all day, there is a big change you’re not sleeping well during the night. So, always try to relax before going to sleep.

Sleep tight!

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