Do you wake up feeling tired and run down, before you even start your day? Do you have trouble sleeping soundly? Would you like to sleep less and use extra time doing other things?

If any of these describe you, you're in luck. I've recently learned about some specific things you can do to make your sleep much more energizing for time invested.

And in that spirit, I'm going to get right to heart of matter and spell out some of most important steps you can take to increase amount of energy you can get from your sleep.

One of most important things to know is that best sleep is deepest sleep. The deeper you sleep, more your mind and body recuperates and more energy you get.

There are a couple of factors that determine how deeply you sleep.

Get Plenty of Exercise

As most of us know, one of those factors is how hard you've worked during day. If you've put in a full day's labor and really worked your muscles good, you will generally fall asleep easily and reach a deep level of sleep. This is because body has a definite need to recuperate and gets right to it.

Most people today don't do nearly enough physical work to activate this natural phenomenon. Our only alternative is to take time to follow an exercise program. Of course, there are many other benefits to this besides just getting better sleep.

The general recommendations here are:

Get at least 15-20 minutes of exercise every day if possible.

Make sure to exercise hard enough to increase your heart rate by 25% of your resting rate.

Exercise early in day, and if possible, right after waking up in morning.

Combine both strength training and cardiovascular training.

Get Out Into The Sun

One of surprising facts that I learned is that more sunlight you get during day helps to promote deeper, more restful sleep. And flip side of this is that darker it is where you're trying to sleep, better too. The body's natural rhythm is based on several cycles. There's daily cycle of bright days and dark nights as well as monthly cycles and so on.

When you're exposed to sunlight, there is a chemical in brain that is inhibited. Melatonin is a chemical produced by brain, and makes you drowsy and ready to sleep. The main thing to remember with this is that more light you take in through your eyes, less of this chemical you have in your system. And so, to have most energy during day, get out into sunlight.

When we spend most of our time indoors, we get very little light. Any photographer will tell you that ambient light levels indoors are pitifully small compared to full sunlight. And when we don't get enough full sunlight, our bodies don't really know if it is day or night, and our sleep cycles are disturbed.

Drink Plenty of Water

Here is a formula for quickly getting out of debt that I've seen from a couple of different sources. It takes a little discipline to follow to end, but it's well worthwhile. Just imagine not having to pay out all that interest every month! How much more could you afford to do if you didn't have to pay interest any more?

Step One: STOP USING CREDIT TO MAKE PURCHASES!! This is perhaps most influential part of process. If you can't afford to live on what you earn, you're spending too much! And only thing you accomplish is to dig yourself into a hole that just gets deeper and deeper. If you want to get out of hole, first step is to stop digging.

Step Two: FIGURE OUT YOUR MONTHLY BUDGET What you are working for at this step is to assign your monthly earnings to paying off your credit debts and a little more. The more you can add to payoff payment, quicker you can get out of debt completely.

Make sure your budget allows for your living expenses such as food, utilities, gas for your car, and between 5% and 10% of your monthly earnings for entertainment. Anything left over after these should be applied towards debt payoff.

What you want to do is arrange to have at least $150 per month that you can apply towards eliminating your debt beyond minimum monthly payments. You may have to make some sacrifices to make it happen, but freedom at end of this will be phenomenal! Of course, other way to make this happen is to start earning more money. Either way, find some extra money to pay off your debts with.

Step Three: PAY OFF THE SMALLEST DEBT FIRST Start making minimum monthly payments to all credit accounts except one. On this one account, make largest payment you can (minimum monthly plus $150+ payoff amount). Continue this until this one account is paid off.