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It is no surprise that when you get into bed at the end of the day, you may feel restless and unable to relax. Your muscles need activity for proper circulation. If you’re sitting hunched at your computer, or stressed out in traffic, your aching muscles will need some help at the end of the day to relax. Every bit of exercise from stretching to meditation can help you feel better during the day and sleep better at night.

It is no surprise that when you get into bed at the end of the day, you may feel restless and unable to relax. Your muscles need activity for proper circulation. If you’re sitting hunched at your computer, or stressed out in traffic, your aching muscles will need some help at the end of the day to relax. Every bit of exercise from stretching to meditation can help you feel better during the day and sleep better at night.

So why exactly is exercise before bed so helpful for sleep?

It is no surprise that when you get into bed at the end of the day, you may feel restless and unable to relax. Your muscles need activity for proper circulation. If you’re sitting hunched at your computer, or stressed out in traffic, your aching muscles will need some help at the end of the day to relax. Every bit of exercise from stretching to meditation can help you feel better during the day and sleep better at night.

So why exactly is exercise before bed so helpful for sleep?

Caring for your loved one is one of the hardest jobs in the world. However, just like any flight attendant will explain, it is important that you put on your mask before helping the person next to you.

Nursing can be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling, but sometimes it can also lead to feeling burned out or having compassion fatigue. Sometimes, you put so much time and effort into caring for your patients that it's easy to forget about caring for yourself.

Are you feeling stressed out due to too much work and pressure in the office or at home?

Try one of these seven simple ways to reduce your stress and increase your relaxation.

Burnout is becoming increasingly recognized as a widespread problem among healthcare professionals. In fact, more than one-third of secondary care doctors reported being unwell due to work-related stress in 2018.1 How do we combat this problem? While there are bigger, systemic issues that are harder to address as individual clinicians, there are some very obtainable solutions you can implement in your own clinic to help prevent burnout in yourself and your staff.