Tim Phillips Show, 4/1/26

Workouts come in all shapes and sizes, but if you’re looking for the best one to help you sleep better, it’s time to roll out your yoga mat. According to a meta-analysis of 30 different studies, regular, high-intensity yoga is more strongly linked to improved sleep than walking, resistance training, combination exercise, aerobic exercise, or traditional Chinese exercises like tai chi.

The studies included in the research from Harbin Sport University in China come from more than a dozen countries and involve more than 25-hundred participants of all ages with sleep issues. After running the numbers, researchers found that doing high-intensity yoga for less than half an hour twice a week is the best form of movement for poor sleep. Walking comes in second, followed by resistance exercise.

But why is yoga more beneficial for sleep than all the other types of exercise? The meta-analysis doesn’t have an exact reason, but there are several possibilities.

Yoga not only raises the heart rate and pushes the muscles, it also regulates breathing. Research has found that breath control can activate the part of the nervous system that’s responsible for resting.

Some studies also suggest yoga regulates brainwave activity patterns, which may promote deeper sleep.

While there’s no one-size-fits-all fix for sleep disturbances, as our bodies and brains are all different, sweating it out with yoga may just be the sleep remedy that works for you. There’s really no downside to trying, so maybe it’s time to dust off that yoga mat and start snoozing better.

Source: Science Alert

One-Hit Wonder - LIES -   THE KNICKERBOCKERS,    #20 in 1965

Rock band from Bergenfield, New Jersey: Bill “Buddy Randell” Crandall (vocals, sax; The Royal Teens ), brothers Bob “Beau Charles” Cecchino (guitar; vocals) and “Johnny Charles” Cecchino (bass, vocals), and Jimmy Walker (drums). Walker replaced Bill Medley, for a time, in The Righteous Brothers. Band named after Knickerbocker Avenue in their hometown. Crandall died in 1998 (age 57).

Bonus trivia: The full name of the NBA team commonly known as the Knicks is the New York Knickerbockers. The name was adopted in 1946 and is derived from "Knickerbocker," a term for Dutch settlers in New York, specifically referring to the style of knee-length pants worn by them in the 1600s

TOP 10 ITEMS PEOPLE WEAR FOR GOOD LUCK … According to a new survey The Birthday Draw

An item gifted by a loved one

Personalized or sentimental jewellery (e.g. ring, necklace, bracelet)

An item worn for a previous success

“Lucky” underwear

A favorite outfit or “winning outfit”

A particular shirt or dress

A specific pair of socks

A specific pair of shoes or trainers

A lucky jacket or coat

A favorite tie or scarf

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