How to nod off as temperatures are forecast to hit 36C this week
The UK is bracing for another heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach 36C in some parts of England and Wales this week.
"When the room is too hot, or your covers are too thick, you can struggle to reduce your body temperature, which makes falling asleep much harder.” Here are nine tips from Dr Browning to help you get to sleep during the heatwave. Keep the room dark during the day Keeping the curtains shut during the day will stop the sun from heating up the room. The sun beaming on the windows creates a greenhouse effect so keeping them closed means that when bedtime comes around the room is a lot cooler than what it would be otherwise.
At this point, it is a great idea to open the windows to let in a breeze of cool external air into the bedroom, helping cool the room and to provide needed air circulation. Take a cool shower Right before you both go to bed, reduce your body temperature by having a cool shower. Your body temperature needs to drop when you go to sleep, giving it a helping hand by cooling off in a cool shower should help you get to sleep faster.
If you can bear it, sleep with your feet outside of the covers as well. We lose heat from our head and feet, by covering them you are trapping the heat. Set those toes free and feel cooler as a result.