JUMPING into the shower around an hour before bed could mean you sleep better.
Not only does a warm shower - or bath - help you relax, after initially warming you up, your core body temperature then drops, which encourages you to nod off more quickly and sleep more soundly.
A University of Texas analysis in 2019 concluded that a water temperature of 40C to 42.4C produces the best-quality slumber, and, scheduled one to two hours before going to bed, can hasten the onset of sleep by 10 minutes.
Core body temperature drops naturally before we sleep, then drops further during the night, before rising again as we wake up.
Taking a warm shower is thought to speed up the pre-bed drop in temperature as it brings blood to the surface of the body, and the heat is then radiated out.
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