Thread: Physical excercise good or bad for dreams?

In my experience, exercise clears up my head and helps with dream recall and vividness. Exercise does not have to be the type that makes you exhausted all night.

I workout 5 days a week before school. Then from school i work.
By the time i go to sleep im exhausted. So i think working out hinders my dreaming ability. When i dont workout im less tired @ night.

I think that getting really exhausted from a lot of exercise will kill your recall, but regular exercise (that isn`t to the point of exhaustion) will help regulate your sleep, among other things. Exercise is just plain good for you .

More exercise than normal will cause more deep sleep and crappy dreams. If you run ten miles a day then your body will be used to it and sleep normally, if you run three miles a day, then run a ten miler, you will be more tired.

Exercise in general is good for dreams though: Healthy body = healthy mind = better dreams.

Like some others said, I find excercise, does not affect me too much in terms of dreams...If you go above and beyond, you probably will just crash for the night but if you do a moderate amount often, your body should get in the swing. I find when I work out (did) I would have some pretty interesting dreams...after my body got used to it. I'm not sure what it has to do with but I think a slight amount of excercise before bed, then a nice hot shower, might put you in a good state for dreaming, over time. just some thoughts...