Sleep deficit when travelling
Getting a good night's sleep while travelling is a challenge. Whether on holiday or on a business trip, many people find that sleep on the road is nowhere near as restful as at home. A sleep deficit quickly builds up, which severely impairs quality of life and the ability to recover. In this article, we will examine why this is the case and how you can ensure restful nights when travelling. This will make your holiday even more fun and truly relaxing. And your business trip will be more successful and much more relaxed.
Why we can't sleep elsewhere
One of the main reasons for poor sleep when travelling is the new, unfamiliar environment. Unfamiliar sounds, smells and lighting conditions can throw our bodies out of balance for a while. An unfamiliar sleeping surface, a poor mattress or a bad pillow also disrupt sleep when travelling and, in case of doubt, lead to a sleep deficit even on holiday. Despite activity during the day, sunlight and tiredness in the evening, the body cannot recover sufficiently.
The technical term for this is the "first night effect" and describes the fundamental tendency to sleep less well on the first night in a new environment. You can find out how to effectively avoid this effect at the end of the article. In addition to the new environment, there are other negative influencing factors, such as
-
Electrosmog
-
Artificial blue light
-
Unfavourable room climate in the bedroom
-
Changes in eating habits
-
Alcohol consumption
-
Additional travelling stress
-
and much more.
No wonder we often don't sleep as well when travelling as we do at home. And if this is already the case on holiday, the problem is exacerbated on business trips.
Poor sleep on business trips
When we are travelling for work, all the stress factors that come with travelling are compounded by the strain of working on the road. Packed diaries, late meetings and appointments, often combined with increased alcohol consumption and the lack of time flexibility to give body and mind the rest they need.
Frequent flyers know how stressful a business trip can be. It is particularly difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep when your head is constantly revolving around the challenges of your job. It is particularly important to consciously plan short rest periods and, if possible, to ensure that you have enough time to switch off before going to bed. To get a really good night's sleep on business trips and wake up refreshed every day, you need a little more preparation and support.
Nature provides good solutions
Even and especially when travelling, nature already offers the best solutions to avoid sleep deficits. Natural sunlight, especially in the mornings and evenings, grounding the body by walking barefoot, conscious periods of rest, a natural and healthy diet and much more. The problem is that most of us don't have the time or flexibility to make the most of nature when we're travelling. That's why we at SAMINA have developed a solution for taking nature with you when travelling.
The Lokosana® travel set - nature for travelling
With the Lokosana® travel set, we eliminate the most important disruptive factors for healthy sleep when travelling so that a sleep deficit does not occur in the first place. We combine the right pillow with optimal light and the power of body grounding to create an optimal sleeping environment when travelling.
Your own (travelling) pillow counteracts the "first night effect", creates a familiar atmosphere and makes you independent of bad hotel pillows. We use the most flexible SAMINA Delta EVO and Relax pillows to ensure optimum positioning of the cervical spine in every sleeping position.
The ChronoSleepLight® CANDELA is a sleep light that quickly brings you to rest in the evening, independent of the often too bright and blue-glowing hotel lighting. It directly supports your day-night rhythm and helps you fall asleep more quickly and easily.
The Lokosana® sleep and grounding topper is a medical device (CE) registered in accordance with EU standards (Swissmedic) to promote quality sleep and regeneration. It enables the grounding effect of walking barefoot at night during sleep and can thus also counteract the negative effects of jet lag.
How SAMINA (sports) professionals travel
SAMINA is a regeneration partner for numerous sports clubs and professional athletes, helping them to achieve the best possible level of recovery during the night. As our athletes are often travelling and cannot take their SAMINA sleep system with them, we have developed the Lokosana® travel set. This means that at least the most important building blocks for healthy sleep can be covered when travelling and the sleep deficit that is so dangerous for performance can be avoided.
For most athletes, the most important thing is to make the hotel room "their" room by bringing their usual sleeping pads with them. This step alone helps them to adjust to the unfamiliar surroundings and trick their minds, so to speak. Our athletes were so impressed by the Lokosana® travel set that we now want to make it available to everyone. After all, travelling is a challenge in itself and we want to do our bit to ensure that as many people as possible can sleep healthily and get the best possible rest - whether at home or on the road.
Interested? Then get in touch with one of our SAMINA specialist shops and let us advise you on the Lokosana® travel set. Your holiday or your professional success when travelling will improve significantly.