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same issues (on a much less professional and amped up exercise regime :)).
i’m tinkering more with this myself.
1. mindset shift… embracing the fact that this is a choice i’m making has helped and acknowledging that my body is not going to be in sleep mode after i exercise and eat. i’m willing to do the trade off, and it’s a choice has helped… it’s not ‘insomnia’ so much as setting my body up for competing physiological realities… knowing that i’m not going to fall asleep right away helps. i’m making a choice to exercise late at night and i know there is a natural trade off with sleep ability since i’ve just amped up my body and it’ll take time to down-regulate. this releases some ‘anxiety’ around it, it’s normal and expected and my choice.
2. i’m tinkering with eating a lot more during the day heading into a PM workout and making sure i eat some type of ‘dinner’ before the workout (again, balancing digestion and the workout). and maybe ‘snacking’ during the workout if needed…. just as i would ‘fuel’ my body for a triathlon or long bike ride.
3. don’t hit home and start rushing. hit home and be ready to slowly do things i normally do. if i rush through the evening then my body is even more ‘on alert’ and not ready for sleep. so, start to wind down even on my ride home. this is more a mental shift than anything. but really working to not obsess about rushing. knowing what i’m going to cook (or better have it ready as leftovers to just heat) is a big one for me. i eat first and shower next because that’s what i normally do and i want to keep the evening routine ‘normal’. i’m more likely to some stretching/mobility/somatic/yoga type stuff at some point. whatever your normal ‘cues’ are to wind down and rest.
think about if you need to be in bed within an hour. maybe 2 hours makes more sense and allows you to gain in at home rest and relaxation time without really shortening the sleep

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