New Jersey Residents: How to Sleep Cooler in the Summer

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Summer is just around the corner in New Jersey! Every NJ native looks forward to this time of year because it means beach trips, hiking, outdoor picnics, and more. However, one thing you may not realize with the warmer weather ahead is that it can affect your sleeping.

No need to worry, there are easy solutions to keeping cool at night when the temperatures rise outside. It has been proven that sleeping cooler helps improve sleep quality, so why not take all of the right steps to achieve a full night’s sleep? You want to be recharged and energized for the summer days.

We all know the temperature can rise to almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summertime here on the east coast. Experts say that the ideal room temperature for sleep is between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit; now that’s hard to achieve with the temperatures outside on the rise. Even if you have your AC cranked up, you may find yourself tossing and turning at night due to the warmness of your room.

One key trick to sleeping cooler in the summer is to adjust your ceiling fan to spin counterclockwise. By doing so it will circulate cool air throughout your room, bringing the temperature down. Many people don’t know this, but if you leave your ceiling fan to continue spinning clockwise, it will just spread warm air around, ultimately making it hotter in your room. Who knew ceiling fans could be so deceiving?

Thankfully, this is an easy hack. Just simply flip the direction switch on the base of your ceiling fan and watch the fan start spinning counterclockwise. It’s important to make sure your fan is off, and the blades are not spinning when you attempt to flip the switch to avoid any injury. Once you do so, you will probably notice an immediate difference in the temperature of your room.

If you find that you not only have trouble staying asleep in warmer temperatures but can’t even fall asleep in the first place, there’s a hack for you too! If you’re looking for help falling asleep because your room is too warm for your liking, taking a cold shower right before bed may just do the trick to help you catch some ZZZs.

Lukewarm showers are an easy way to beat the heat. Taking a lukewarm shower right before bed will help bring down your body temperature and create a more ideal sleeping climate for you to fall asleep in. Lukewarm showers can help you fall asleep faster. Avoid using hot and cold water during the summer months. Showering with hot water will only help rise your body temperature. Showering with cold water will help you feel refreshed at first but will ultimately make you feel hot once you get out.

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