Have you ever had trouble falling asleep due to the summer heat, either kicking the blankets off of your body in a restless fit or hanging an arm or a leg out from under your blankets?
While you may be unaware of what happens to your body temperature while sleeping, the nighttime is essential for the body to repair and refresh itself, and finding the ideal temperature for sleeping can play a big role in your body’s recovery. While your temperature will dip and rise throughout the course of a night’s sleep, falling asleep in the first place can be greatly affected by temperature.
With adequate sleep closely linked to overall health, it’s essential to nurture your sleeping patterns with a comfortable temperature and environment. SHEEX® Performance Bedding was engineered with the body’s temperature and sleeping processes in mind, allowing you to remain cool to fall asleep faster and support essential body and brain activity throughout the night.
Speeding Up Sleep Onset
Everyone knows the horrible feeling of endless tossing and turning as you lie in bed wide awake. Unfortunately, sleep onset can be incredibly difficult for some people, especially insomniacs or night owls unfazed by the darkness outside.
As we begin to fall asleep, an essential component of conserving energy is the reduction in central body temperature. According to the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the reduction in body temperature is linked to inducing sleep, making a cool environment helpful for speeding up sleep onset.
Japan’s Kansai University Department of Health Science found in 2015 that higher air temperatures lead to increased fatigue, especially for those with poor sleep patterns. For insomniacs, night owls, and the like, that means that maintaining a cool temperature is even more important for promoting sleep onset and feeling energized in the morning.
Though you might think it would make sense to keep cool with no covers at all, exposed skin is often sensitive to air-flow and wind, leaving you too cold for comfort. Factoring in the above, it’s important to have bedding like SHEEX® that can keep you cool while maintaining the feeling of comfort, allowing you to fall asleep faster.
Your Ideal Temperature For Sleeping
A 2009 New York Times article found that anywhere from 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit was the ideal temperature for sleeping depending on the individual, and temperatures above this range and below this range can both lead to restlessness. Overall, the article found that a cooler room and lower core temperature make for better sleep, as higher temperatures often lead to heightened arousal.
With that being said, the ideal temperature for sleeping entirely depends on the individual, as some people may be able to sleep soundly in what feels like subarctic temperatures to others. However, as a whole, the body tends to be less aroused and more relaxed as it cools, making temperature regulation essential, especially in the dead of summer.
Using cooling fabrics that help the body maintain a lower temperature, SHEEX® Performance Bedding may not only help speed up the onset of sleep, but it can also help the body maintain an ideal temperature for sleeping throughout the night. By keeping the body cool and allowing heat to escape, you are able to conserve energy, leaving you feeling refreshed when the morning arrives.
To put an end to your sleep onset woes and find your optimum sleep environment, check out SHEEX® Performance Bedding today and feel the difference for yourself. With roughly one-third of your life spent asleep, it’s important to nurture your body and mind’s recovery throughout the night, allowing you to feel energized, refreshed, and ready to tackle every single day upon waking up.
