{"id":6172,"date":"2025-10-06T15:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:01:19","slug":"why-sleeping-with-one-leg-outside-the-sheets-can-help-you-rest-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=6172","title":{"rendered":"Why Sleeping with One Leg Outside the Sheets Can Help You Rest Better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has their own bedtime routines, whether it\u2019s hugging a favorite pillow, sleeping in total darkness, or adjusting the blankets just right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s one habit that many people share without even thinking about it \u2014<\/p>\n<p>sticking a foot out from under the sheets.<\/p>\n<p>While it might seem like a quirky preference, science reveals that this simple action actually plays a key role in helping the body fall asleep and stay asleep.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ednez, coordinator of the Chronobiology group at the Spanish Sleep Society, our bodies naturally cool down before sleep through a process called vasodilation. This happens when blood vessels in the hands and feet expand,<\/p>\n<p>to rest. Babies display a similar behavior naturally \u2014 their warm ears and noses often indicate that their bodies are releasing heat to prepare for sleep<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has their own bedtime routines, whether it\u2019s hugging a favorite pillow, sleeping in total darkness, or adjusting the blankets just right. &nbsp; But there\u2019s one habit that many people share without even thinking&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6173,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6172\/revisions\/6173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}