Posted on June 16, 2008 by Gerald Pugliese
Can’t sleep? Well,
a new study has determined that moderate aerobic exercise can ease the symptoms of insomnia. Robert Preidt of
HealthDay News reports:
Researchers at the Federal University of Sao Paulo divided 28 women and eight men with primary chronic insomnia into three exercise groups -- moderate aerobic, heavy aerobic, and moderate strength -- and one control group.
After the exercise session, those who did moderate aerobic exercise showed reductions in sleep onset latency (54 percent) and wake time (36 percent) and increases in total sleep time (21 percent) and sleep efficiency (18 percent). They also showed a 7 percent decrease in anxiety.
"These findings indicate that there is a way to diminish the symptoms of insomnia without using medication," study author Giselle S. Passos said in a prepared statement.
Sometimes I get up so early to exercise. It feels like I have insomnia.
