When the days get longer and temperatures soar, you make all kinds of plans. Weekend hikes in leafy forests, afternoons on sunny beaches, evenings spent socializing with friends. But if you cast your mind back to last summer, you might remember another thing to prepare for: how to sleep in the heat.
Warm weather is a common cause of sleep disruption. Tossing and turning in the humidity, feeling sweaty and sticky, struggling to fall and stay asleep – yup, being too hot to sleep is a nightmare. On top of this, we tend to sleep less overall in the summer, increasing the chance of having sleep debt.
Anonymized data from Polar Flow users over the past few summers has shown that it is the season when we get the least sleep. Longer days mean we often go to bed later. While this means we tend to push our wake time, we also sleep less. On average, this data shows that we have 15 minutes less sleep every day during June. That’s a whole night’s sleep across that month, which can enormously impact how you feel and your ability to focus.
So, learning how to sleep in the heat and maintain good sleep hygiene in the summer is essential for ensuring you have the most energy to enjoy everything the warmer months offer. In this blog, we’ll look at the connection between body temperature and sleep, the ideal temperature for sleeping, how heat can affect the quality of your rest, and essential tips for cooling down your bedroom in the summer.
Read more at: https://www.polar.com/blog/how-to-sleep-in-the-heat