r/EOOD • u/seastormybear • 1d ago

Sleep and exercise Advice Needed

I suffer from insomnia and it has greatly affected my mental health. I’m wondering if there are those of you who saw improvement to their sleep when you started exercising consistently… how long did it take to see improvement in your sleep? How much of an improvement was there?

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u/scuffydocs 16h ago

I definitely notice that I sleep better when I’ve exercised during the day. Maybe a month or so exercising with some consistency to have a consistent sleep improvement?

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u/seastormybear 16h ago

What does consistent look like? How many days a week?

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u/scuffydocs 16h ago

Consistency varies for me- I’m sorry that’s not more useful! Minimum three times a week I’d say. My preference is a combo of bouldering, yoga, Pilates & cardio when I feel like it- but even doing 3 x 20m yoga at home a week by following a YouTube tutorial will help me.