Healthy sleep leaves you refreshed, resilient, and ready to take on the next challenge! Sleep is critical to optimize your performance and military wellness, but what works for you might not work for others.
Use the worksheet below to check off those science-based, sleep habit tips you currently do—and which ones you’d like to try to sleep better.
Learn more about how to improve your sleep by reading HPRC’s sleep optimization for the military overview. Also, check out HPRC’s sleep diary and sleep self-study to learn more about your sleep patterns.
Published on: March 17, 2022
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