I did a stretching routine every night before bed and was surprised at how effective it was

Black athletic woman stretching legs at home, bedroom or house on floor with bed curtains in front of laptop for online fitness tutorial.

I’ve never been great at incorporating stretching into my routine, even though I work out a lot. I know this is not ideal as stretching has immense benefits, from helping to prevent injuries to increasing flexibility—it also just feels good. So, I decided to make it a mission to incorporate it more regularly.

I started small by doing a simple stretching routine every evening before bed. I thought this would be good not only for my physical fitness but could help improve my sleep too. I committed to a week to see what happened.