How to Get Warm at Night

As your body temperature naturally drops while you sleep, your feet and hands are prone to feeling icy, which interrupts sleep and can lead to poor concentration the following day. While the Harvard Medical School recommends lowering the temperature in your bedroom to between 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit to induce sleep, you may need to adjust your sleep environment to get a restful night without sleep disruptions.

Things You'll Need

• Tube socks
• Blanket
• Space heater
• Thermal curtains

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Instructions

• 1

  Wear tube socks to bed. Socks keep your feet warm, which prevents your body heat from lowering during the night. Cotton tube socks are ideal, as wool socks cause your feet to sweat while sleeping.

• 2

  Add an extra blanket to your bed. Poorly insulated rooms allow air to creep in, which lowers the room temperature and makes you feel cold. A blanket is easy to remove if you get too warm while sleeping.

• 3

  Use a space heater. A space heater pushes warm air through your bedroom, and is adjustable to increase or decrease the level of distributed heat. To avoid the risk of fire, keep the space heater away from fabrics and at least 2 feet from your bed.

• 4

  Hang thermal curtains. Thermal curtains block drafts from your window and help maintain the room's temperature. The curtains simultaneously block out natural light, which keeps the room dark for a good night's rest.