When I swim in the morning, I feel like a nap shortly after.
When I swim at night, I am wired and can't fall asleep for hours.
Just swimming, too -- other exercise is just the opposite.
Every article I have ever read on "proper sleep hygeine" (as the medical world likes to call it) has stated that exercise should be completed at least four hours before bedtime, in order to sleep well. This is another reason I won't drive the (almost) two hours round trip to swim with the closest Masters team!
This is probably the main factor, but I find myself wondering how much 'when and what you eat' before a workout affects this phenomenon.
The very few times I swim after work don't seem to have any effect on my sleep, but I do have issues with timing my last afternoon snack and getting through workout without stomach distress from having any food left in it.
Of course, early morning swims are done on a completely empty stomach, except for the energy drink I consume during workout.
Every article I have ever read on "proper sleep hygeine" (as the medical world likes to call it) has stated that exercise should be completed at least four hours before bedtime, in order to sleep well. This is another reason I won't drive the (almost) two hours round trip to swim with the closest Masters team!
This is probably the main factor, but I find myself wondering how much 'when and what you eat' before a workout affects this phenomenon.
The very few times I swim after work don't seem to have any effect on my sleep, but I do have issues with timing my last afternoon snack and getting through workout without stomach distress from having any food left in it.
Of course, early morning swims are done on a completely empty stomach, except for the energy drink I consume during workout.
