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  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

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    If you struggle to fall and/or stay asleep, walking can improve the quality of your zzz’s, per a 2019 study published in Sleep Health. The study also found that women who took more steps ...

  4. This Is The Optimal Time To Go On A Walk, According To ...

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    One study found that both morning and evening exercise advance the sleep-wake cycle and production of melatonin in night owls—meaning that walking at any time of day is beneficial to them—but ...

  5. 7 Ways to Improve Your "Sleep Hygiene" & Get a Good ... - AOL

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    By scheduling your workouts earlier in the day, you’re more likely to experience the health and sleep-enhancing benefits of exercise without risking sleep disruption. nuttapong punna/Istockphoto 5.

  6. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    The benefits of physical activity range widely. Most types of physical activity improve health and well-being. Physical activity refers to any body movement that burns calories. “Exercise,” a subcategory of physical activity, refers to planned, structured, and repetitive activities aimed at improving physical fitness and health. [1]

  7. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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    Paresthesias are usually painless and can occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly occur in the arms and legs. [1] The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as "pins and needles" after having a limb "fall asleep". A less well-known and uncommon paresthesia is formication, the sensation of insects crawling on the skin.

  8. Restless leg syndrome: Can vitamins help? An expert ... - AOL

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    RLS can be difficult to describe – but most people say they feel things like a strange sensation while resting, relief of the sensation with movement, and they experience worsening of symptoms ...

  9. Neurobiological effects of physical exercise - Wikipedia

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    Neuroplasticity is the process by which neurons adapt to a disturbance over time, and most often occurs in response to repeated exposure to stimuli. [27] Aerobic exercise increases the production of neurotrophic factors [note 1] (e.g., BDNF, IGF-1, VEGF) which mediate improvements in cognitive functions and various forms of memory by promoting blood vessel formation in the brain, adult ...