Lifestyle Factors

Lifestyle factors include the habits and behaviors that make up a person's way of life, and they significantly influence the quality of sleep. These factors, including smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, physical exercise and activities, Body mass index (BMI), and stress levels, deeply connect with how well an individual sleeps (Dzierzewski et al., 2021). When an individual indulges in bad lifestyle factors, they significantly affect their sleeping hygiene. Poor sleeping hygiene causes people not to have adequate sleep, and not sleeping well leads to poor choices in all facets of life. Missing sleep due to bad lifestyle factors leads to an individual not thinking as clearly as they ought to, and this leads to poorer choices during the day (Fuentes-Senise & García-Corpas, 2022).

Maintaining a nutritious diet

Creating a conducive bedroom environment

Healthy lifestyle habits to establish and maintain good sleep hygiene. Research shows that healthy lifestyle factors that necessitate good sleep hygiene are regular exercise, maintaining a nutritious diet, creating a conducive bedroom environment that is comfortable with limited disruptions, ensuring one keeps a regular sleep schedule, practicing a technique for relaxation prior to bed as well as avoiding things that will disrupt the quality of sleep (McLean-Nowinski, NP, 2021).