Exercise is known
to help you get a good night's sleep but a new study has revealed it is
the type of exercise that is key, with experts advising golf
Exercise is known for ensuring you get a good night's sleep, but scientists now believe some workouts are better than others.
While housework and caring for the children might feel tiring, they are not conducive to a good night's sleep.
To
ensure the best quality shut eye, researchers at the University of
Pennsylvania, advise taking up gardening, running and golf.
Leading
researcher, Dr Michael Grandner, from the University of Pennsylvania,
said: 'Not only does this study show that those who get exercise simply
by walking are more likely to have better sleep habits, but these
effects are even stronger for more purposeful activities, such as
running and yoga, and even gardening and golf.
'It
was also interesting that people who receive most of their activity
from housework and childcare were more likely to experience insufficient
sleep - we know that home and work demands are some of the main reasons
people lose sleep.'
Their findings reveal it is not just exercising that counts, but rather the type of exercise that can make all the difference.
Researchers examined the sleep habits of almost half a million adults.
They analysed the number of hours' sleep each person got, as well as the types of physical activity they enjoyed.
The results were compared with people whose only form of regular exercise was walking.
Previous
studies have shown that those people who get less than seven hours
sleep are at greater risk of poor health as a result.
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