Healthyuncg Sleep Challenge

Sleep can be thought of as the ultimate maintenance opportunity for your body. Sleep restores energy, helps us function, and think more clearly. Getting a quality sleep helps improve our memory, increase performance, boost our mood and protects and boosts our immune system.  

HealthyUNCG invites you to join us as we challenge ourselves to make sleep a priority by improving sleep hygiene. “Sleep hygiene” refers to a series of healthy sleep habits that can improve your ability fall asleep and stay asleep. In order for this to work and become habit, it is important to make gradual changes. 

Sleep hygiene goals

• Creating a set bed time or wake up time
• Budgeting time for a wind down routine (dimming lights, calming music, light stretching, diffusing oils, reading a book, etc.)
• Reducing blue light exposure (unplugging from electronics 30-60 minutes before bed, wearing blue light blocking glasses particularly in the afternoons and evenings, etc.)
• Reducing caffeine consumption, particularly late in the day
• Practice a daily health habit (increasing time spent in the sunlight, being more physically active, reducing caffeine or alcohol consumption, eating smaller evening meals, restricting in bed activity to sex or sleep, etc)

Questions about the challenge can be directed to Wellness Coordinator, Kristen Estepp at healthy_uncg@uncg.edu