Women on average sleep worse than men and report more long term sleep problems (according to science).
Would you say this is your experience, or are you a lady that sleeps great and your male partner doesn’t?
Either way, we are in a sleep epidemic right now and it should concern us all.
Sleep regulates mood, lord knows we are all horrid to be around when you’ve had a poor nights sleep. It’s like trying to reason with a bear with a sore head, right?
There certainly are a few reasons WHY women might not sleep as well as men,
1. Women are often more empathetic, compassionate and outwardly caring- thus stressful events often play on the mind.
2. Women’s hormones at various times of the month (depending on health status) can interfere with their sleep.
After working with hundreds of women on their sleep and improving every single one of them, I’ve learnt several things that can be adjusted, and when they are, sleep is always better.
1. How you manage your food – without consistent meals and balanced blood glucose levels, they’ll always be issues with sleep. You have to start by working out how healthy your blood glucose management is, this can be done with a simple device – used around meals.
2. Movement – Women because of social media, magazines and TV have these often impossible images being sold to them and it’s give themselves huge pressure, leading them to overtrain and under-eat. When they need to eat the right things. Then when things don’t go well, binges often occur. Movement should be based on recovery, not a looks. Testing your rest heart rate, blood glucose levels & HRV are some of my ways to help women judge movement choice.
3. Stress – Finding ways to calm the mind, even in the most stressful of places is essential.
A little stress is great for you, a LOT of stress over a long time will wreck your sleep.
4. Inflammation – One of the KEY reasons in those that have tried everything and still wake up between 3-5 am is unidentified inflammation. Inflammation the body burns through energy much faster, thus waking you up in the night.
5. Sleep patterns – 8 times out of 10 I see poor behaviours around sleep. Watching netflix till late or in bed, going to bed at all different times, eating late at night and drinking too. These will all mess up with the quality of your sleep.
If any of that hit home — you’re not alone. So many women struggle with sleep, and yet it’s one of the biggest game-changers for energy, mood, and results.
The good news? You don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Our 6 Week Kickstarter Programme is designed to help you build better habits from the inside out — including improving sleep, reducing stress, fuelling properly, and moving in a way that supports your goals and your recovery.
💬 Ready to feel more rested, more energised, and more like yourself again?
Book your free consultation call to find out if the programme is a good fit for you — and let’s get you sleeping like a queen, not a cranky bear. 🐻💤
