No Sleep Till Brooklyn

How do you feel in the morning when the alarm goes off? Tired, stressed, maybe sometimes you even wonder if you got any sleep at all!

Sleep deprivation can be a killer. In fact throughout the year, the day with the most recorded accidents isn't Friday 13th but when we change to British summertime and we lose an hour.

Adding more insult to injury, research shows that there is no such things as catching up on sleep!

Most of us know about the hormone Melatonin and some of you may even buy it over the counter to get a better nights sleep. But it goes much deeper than that...there are at least 10 different hormones as well as neurotransmitters that are interfered with when you don't get enough sleep.

Once these hormones are out of function they will not suddenly realise they need to work twice as hard to catch up!

Now the good news is I have a few tips to help you get a better nights sleep. But it may take a bit of getting used to and some real discipline at times.

Back in 1910 we used to get on average 9.5 hours sleep, now we get less than 7 hours sleep. Now back then, we didn't have TV's, computers, mobile phones etc which all affect our sleep.

We also didn't the constant stress we carry around with us 24/7! Our stress hormone (cortisol) prepares us for the day ahead. By noon, the cortisol will peak and then begin to drop in the early afternoon. NOT ANYMORE!

We keep producing it from the stresses at work, dealing with traffic and overloading the brain with TV, late night emails and the constant light from the light bulb.

Meaning, if cortisol is still too high, the hormones melatonin and prolactin aren't aloud to function. Meaning you can't get to sleep!

Now I can't have a word with your boss, clear the traffic for your way home or stop you watching mindless crap on TV. What I can do is try to put your subconscious mind at ease.

If you haven't read it...here's tip number 1

1. The Grateful Log
http://kevinraisonpt.blogspot.com/2009/10/changing-your-to-do-list-to-done-list.html

2. After 8pm, begin to dimmer the lights in the living room and continue to do so each hour.

3. Never take your phone to bed with you, the mobile phone radiation disrupts your sleep pattern. It also tells the unconscious mind that you may be expecting a call and the mind will not fully rest. If you use your phone as an alarm clock, just buy an alarm clock instead.

4. Try to sleep in a darkened room. This sounds obvious, but if you can see where you’re going in the middle of the night, your room isn’t dark enough. Light of any kind disturbs our sleep, whether it’s the standby light from the telly or the flashing of an electronic alarm clock. Eye masks are not a substitute for a dark room. Research has shown that light of any kind, on any part of the body can disrupt our sleep.
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5. Wake up at the same time each morning, even on weekends if you can. At least now you are setting a pattern and re-aligning your body clock.

6. Watch something dull like Big Brother or one of those dreary soap operas. Anything that 'brain numbing' will surely send you to sleep.


Sweet dreams all

Kevin

In or Out of Focus?

Do you know the difference between getting what you want and getting what you think you want?

Well my Beach Body Boot Camp members do and here’s why.

On their registration form, I asked them to write down what their 8 week goal was. I didn’t ask them to be specific. I just asked them to tell me what they wish to achieve.

And without even knowing it, they uncovered a real secret to getting exactly what they want and it’s so most simple, easy and effective thing to do that guarantees results….

All of them told me how much they were going to lose, how they felt and what they’d achieve. They stepped into their new 8 week body in their own mind and felt what it was like. They visualized how they would see themselves and how people would see them. They set the mind and programmed it to succeed.

The reason they did this is also very simple, because they want it so badly and are willing to do whatever it takes.

They’ve signed up for 8 weeks of training, nutrition plans, recipes, exercise videos and a whole lot more including the most up to date information available on getting the perfect beach body. They’ve paid for 8 weeks upfront, making a commitment to complete it and do their very best.

They’ve left no room for excuses and just taken immediate action because they want to change their lives for the better.

It’s not about discipline; it’s about how much you’d love to have something…your true values in life.

Focus on your true values and you’ll get them. Focus on what you think are your true values and you’ll just end up in circles.

So how do you know when you’ve found your true values?

You stop making excuses and just get on with it…no matter what!

So if your true values include wanting to be the best at what you do and you’re wiling to work for it then, you will achieve it. But it will take lots of hard work and wanting it badly.

If you value your favourite soap opera more, and would rather sit down and watch that…at least you know where your values stand….not on our Beach Body Boot Camp.


What goals would you like to achieve in the next 8 weeks…...?


In Health

Kevin