poor sleep with lots of workouts?

[Veronica]

I always sleep poorly the night after a long ride. Taking a few Advil before bed usually helps me.

V.

[bounceswoosh]

I always sleep poorly the night after a long ride. Taking a few Advil before bed usually helps me.

V.

Thanks. Unfortunately I can't do NSAIDs (doctor's orders), so no Advil or Aleve for me =/

[mimitabby]

if you are exercising in the evening, it will disrupt your sleep.

Also, i don't know how old you are, but as you get older, "good sleep" becomes harder and harder to attain. especially if you're going through menopause.

about really hard workouts; it has affected my sleep too.

[Veronica]

If it's aches and pains keeping you awake, how about topical medications like Ben Gay?

V.

[redrhodie]

Reading "rock climbing" brought back memories of how I couldn't sleep when I used to climb. I think it was the adrenaline that that sport produced.

In fact, all of your sports are pretty intense! Maybe try some yoga or Pilates to calm things down a bit?

[bounceswoosh]

I'm 30; it's not aches and pains, just feeling super overheated and restless.

I do a "stretching" class based on yoga at work, but I have to be careful with real yoga -- all that downward dog does bad things to my wrist. I could attend the class at the climbing gym. I do love shivasina (sp?) But I adore any activity that forces me to be 100% in the moment, like climbing and mountain biking. I'm "in my head" too much, and I need to counterbalance that tendency with activities that require absolute concentration.

I usually climb over lunch, and I don't think it really keeps me up ... but maybe ... I think it's more stuff like biking, endurance stuff, that causes the overnight overheating and restlessness.

[Tokie]

Bouceswoosh - could it be when you are eating to fuel your exercise? If I eat too many carbs at dinner, I will be sweating like crazy when I try to get to sleep, and wide awake. I can pack in those carbs just fine most all day long, but stuff like pasta,alcohol or bagels in the evening are certain to cause a sleepless night. Don't discount Tylenol if you can't take NSAIDs Or the delightful combo of benadryl and tylenol.) Take it 30 minutes before you are going to lay down and try to sleep. Good luck - or should I say sweet dreams? Tokie