When it comes to better sleep besides a consistent sleep schedule, which is utmost important, you can also better prepare your sleeping environment in a way that promotes and protects your sleep. Optimizing your sleep environment will improve the quality of your sleep many folds. From controlled light exposure to proper air quality and comfortable bedding, there are a lot of things you can do and improve for a better sleep.

The importance of your environment when it comes to your quality, duration and ease of sleep is utmost important.

Tips for better sleep

Here are some tips you can implement today for better sleep:

1. Reduce the environmental noise - When it comes to the noise that can disturb your sleep the sources can be multiple. From loud neighbors to outside noises like traffic, construction and barking dogs, some of the noises that can disturb your sleep can be more under your control than others. Whilst some noises can be reduced during your time schedule by speaking with your neighbors directly, some might be resolved only by soundproofing your walls. Other more cost-efficient methods such as white noise machines could help.
   

2. Temperature control - You probably know by now that is very hard to sleep if the temperature in your room is way too hot or too cold. The best room temperature for sleep if situate between 15 to 21 Celsius or 60 to 70 Fahrenheit.
   

3. Light control - Similar to the temperature, and probably easier to control is the light in your room. Most people sleep best in a dark room so invest in some quality blinders and limit your screen exposure both before bed and during your sleep.
   

4. Inviting bed - Fresh sheets and quality pillows and mattress can make all the difference when it comes to the quality of your sleep.
   

5. Proper air quality - The room you sleep in should be well ventilated and have the proper humidity levels. For the best quality of sleep, you can invest in an air purifier that also has a humidity control function.

These are the most important tips you can implement today for better sleep. Besides these five tips you can also limit your bedroom activities to only intimacy and sleep and limit working, watching TV and other activities in the same room you sleep in.