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redbucket75 t1_iw2hsel wrote

I went from fat and drunk all the time to reasonably fit and exercising 45-120 minutes/day over several years.

Of course I sleep better now. It was probably giving up alcohol that improved my sleep the most, but the unexpected result is my actual sleeping schedule changed. Before it was impossible to get to sleep before 10:30 and could sleep in as late as I had time for. Now I'm ready for sleep by 9:30 and it's not possible to sleep in past 6:15. I'm an actual "morning person" now which is super weird.

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BrightAd306 t1_iw33tx7 wrote

That’s awesome. I also do wonder if people who sleep better exercise more?

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Charming_Resort_6165 t1_iw476yz wrote

I usually work out 6 days a week. If I skip a day I have trouble falling asleep and have irregular bowel movement.

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orangutanoz t1_iw48ex8 wrote

Between exercise and heavy manual labor I am up before the birds and asleep within three seconds of hitting the pillow. Since I was a kid.

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mxjuno t1_iw7trew wrote

I love exercising but I am much less likely to do it if I haven’t slept well, maybe a self perpetuating cycle

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dirice87 t1_iw3tqxa wrote

Yeah I’m up at 7 with or without it an alarm, I used to need 5 of them.

Plus I’m jumping out of bed in the morning now

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