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Andrew Young

Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford MBE shares top tips on how to get best night's sleep

Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford MBE has explained how adults can replicate a child's bedtime routine, and why sleep matters, ahead of the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

Greg’s routine includes at least 45 minutes of “no screen time”, a warm bath, listening to relaxing music, reading a book, using lavender pillow spray – and getting the bedroom set up two hours before bed.

His insight comes after research revealed 27 percent of UK adults have no night-time routine at all – and the average person gets just five hours of quality shut-eye a night.

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