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Re:Why Can’t I Sleep? by jerrre on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:19AM (#27470995)
Do you mean just before bed, or in general during the day?
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Re:Why Can’t I Sleep? by globular-toast on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:39AM (#27471106)
It's not recommended to do high intensity exercise right before bed. This can cause difficulty sleeping. Get the high intensity stuff done at least a couple of hours before bed.
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Re:Why Can’t I Sleep? by ajb on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:43AM (#27471137)
"According to this study[1], morning exercise might be more helpful; there is no sign that evening exercise disrupts sleep, but it might not help as much either."

From https://lorienpsych.com/2021/01/02/insomnia/ which also has other advice

[1] https://sci-hub.st/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art...

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Re:Why Can’t I Sleep? by empeyot on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:02AM (#27472157)
One positive effect of morning exercise may sinply lie in the associated tendency towards increased exposure to natural (i.e. more intense) light in the morning hours [I don't have a quote at hand, but Prof. Andrew Huberman speaks about the effects of calibrating one's circadian rhythm by morning light exposure in his YouTube podcast.]
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Re:Why Can’t I Sleep? by mrslave on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:44AM (#27471991)
Exercise very close to bed affects many (myself included) as it can take a little while for your increased circulation/elevated core temperature to return to normal. Otherwise a few hours before bed shouldn't be a problem.
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