Weight loss is a combination of proper diet and exercise, but the amount of sleep you get can affect your efforts as well. According to a 2010 study conducted at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, subjects who slept 8 1/2 hours nightly lost more fat and less muscle than those who slept five hours a night. You can improve your quality of sleep and ease into sleeping by performing yoga exercises before bed. Your increase in sleep hours may help you increase your weight loss.
Step 1
Sit in your bed. Sit with your left hip next to a wall or your headboard. Lie on your back and at the same time, lift your straight legs onto the wall. Rest your arms at your sides with your palms facing up. Close your eyes and concentrate on breathing slowly for two minutes.
Step 2
Cross your legs as you sit on your bed. Place your right hand on your left knee. Place your left hand on the bed behind you. Turn to look over your left shoulder. Maintain this position for one minute. Repeat on the opposite side.
Step 3
Get on your hands and knees. Lower your hips to your heels. Lower your chest and face to the bed. Extend your straight arms onto the bed in front of you. Maintain this position as you concentrate on your breathing for two minutes.
Step 4
Lie on your bed. Bend your knees to the sides and keep the soles of your feet together. Extend your arms onto the bed so your hands rest near your knees with your palms facing up. Close your eyes and concentrate on breathing for two minutes or until you fall asleep.
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