Can a Warm Bath Help You Sleep? | Insomnia

So a lot of times I get asked if a warm bath close to bedtime will help you with sleep onset, and the answer is yes. Just like everything in your body, your body temperature is set on a circadian rhythm. It's at its lowest point between 4:00 am and 6:00 am. Now, it reaches its highest point between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and it starts to drop again. This signals the onset of sleep.

And to help expedite that process, if you take a warm bath or shower at night and you step out into the cooler environment, that will help decrease your body temperature quicker.

Now for the same reason, I suggest people sleep in a cool, dark environment, because the cooler you are, the better sleep that you get. And research has shown that sleeping in a warm environment does increase sleep fragmentation.

So taking a warm bath about 90 minutes before your bedtime should help with expediting the drop in your body temperature.

[lurkzie]

This makes sense cos i always feel sleepy when i have a bath after exercise

[Claro]

And also, you mentioned that sleeping in an air conditioned room is also good.

[bobvolei]

I have trouble going to get dressed in the morning instead I'm in my bed

[shivamchouhan]

But doesn't warm water increase body temperature