Fall in Love with Sleep challenge

Looking to start your year off well rested? Join the “Fall in Love with Sleep” challenge to gain insight into your sleep habits and learn changes you can make for optimal sleep.
 
UK Human Resources Health and Wellness and UK Campus Recreation and Wellness jointly sponsor a program called Refresh that uses an evidence-based app called Sleeprate. It monitors and analyzes your sleep patterns then uses cognitive behavioral therapy to provide personalized strategies and skills improve them making changes to help:

• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Think more clearly, improving performance at work and school
• Lower your risk for health problems like diabetes and heart disease
• Improve your immune response
• And even stay at a healthy weight.

The challenge is to monitor your sleep using the Sleeprate app for at least seven days during the month of February. The nights do not need to be consecutive, but they must fall between February 1 and 28 to be considered for a prize. To participate in the challenge:

1. Visit the Sleep Well page.
2. Fill out a sleep pre-assessment. When you complete the pre-assessment, you will receive a link to register your linkblue email and create a password (you must use your linkblue account to download the Sleeprate app for free – it normally costs $9.99 per month).
3. Download the Sleeprate app from the app store of your choice.
4. Sign in using the email and password your set up previously and follow the prompts.
5. Log in and record your sleep for seven or more nights to be eligible for a prize.
6. Learn skills and strategies to help you sleep better and increase your well-being!

The first 100 employees who download the app will receive a free UK blanket. If you log seven or more nights of sleep using the app you will be entered to win one of three Fitbits.
 

For more information and to sign up for the "Fall in Love with Sleep" challenge, visit the Sleep Well page.