OK I feel great after my swim..my body is ready to rest my eye are tired I smell of "pool" etc...y'know the normal after swim. ;)
I seem to get very restless in the night and keep waking...event though i am nicely exhausted. Anyone else get this or curious to know why it's happening--if it's related to swimming.
Myguess is not hydrating enough...
Richjb:
Are you practicing at night? When I practice at night (7:30-9:00), I am usually up much later. My body is tired, but my brain is not. I have read that it is not ideal to exercise late at night because it can prompt a delayed or less restful sleep. The ideal time to exercise, from a physiological viewpoint, is apparently the afternoon. This is my favorite time. Of course, it doesn't always suit the schedule.
YES! I have had that many times. I think when you have a great workout, your nervous system goes into "hyper-drive" from all the feel good endorphins. You may want to take the next day off or at least back off the intensity the next day if you don't sleep well.
I normally play some video games, or watch after I get home and hit the hay around 11pm. I hope the time of day it is not the reason, but I think mybody will adapt to that. I'm only a month into serious swimming.
Now, I would not be complaining about going to sleep at 11:00 pm. I wish I could do that! I'm usually up to 12:30.
Everyone is busy at 2:00. That is why I loved my former lunchtime masters group... I wish there were more of those.
I have also read that playing video games or being on the computer an hour before bedtime can overstimualte your brain and keep you up. I bet you got that new xbox last Christmas, didn't you?
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That's interesting. I'm doing a mile of breststroke 3 x a week. Perhaps, i'll try hydrating and some supplements.
Living in CT this time of year I crosstrain with lawn raking and leave bagging...IRONMAN!! lol
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Richjb:
Are you practicing at night? When I practice at night (7:30-9:00), I am usually up much later. My body is tired, but my brain is not. I have read that it is not ideal to exercise late at night because it can prompt a delayed or less restful sleep. The ideal time to exercise, from a physiological viewpoint, is apparently the afternoon. This is my favorite time. Of course, it doesn't always suit the schedule.
Cool...that works. You come and do my job for me and I'll swim at 2 pm...I'll treat you to lunch! hehehe I keep my pay though ;)
Yes I go around 7-8, but I normally play some video games, or watch after I get home and hit the hay around 11pm. I hope the time of day it is not the reason, but I think mybody will adapt to that. I'm only a month into serious swimming.
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Leslie you are so right. On the nights when I am on the computer or playing video games before bed I have the hardest time falling asleep at a normal time. I just feel so restless, even if I'm tired.
I wish I could swim with our lunchtime masters. But that would mean I'm retiring from work at age 24 and that's most likely not going to happen.
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Now, I would not be complaining about going to sleep at 11:00 pm. I wish I could do that! I'm usually up to 12:30.
I have also read that playing video games or being on the computer an hour before bedtime can overstimualte your brain and keep you up. I bet you got that new xbox last Christmas, didn't you?
Well sometimes I get stuck into video games or TV and stay up later. No XBOX--I play an online game...which is quite addicting...I am pleased that swimming is helping me reduce "sit on butt" time. It could be the gaming but i've been doing that for a while and I don't have too much diffculty sleeping until now with the swimming. My bod is probably in shock. :rolleyes:
