How to get out of bed the right side

In our complicated world, there is nothing simpler than curling up at night and going to sleep, you may think.

But you would be wrong. And now researchers have brought out a detailed guide to dozing off - and even how to get out of bed.

They claim that people who fail to get a host of night-time factors right, from posture to room temperature, wake up grumpy, tired and worse off than before they closed their eyes.

One in four people has trouble sleeping while many more have the odd bad night, says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.

The key to a good night's kip, according to report co-author Sammy Margo, is getting into the right position to start with.

She said: 'Many people do not realise that the posture we adopt, or the type of mattress and pillows, could have implications for the overall quality of sleep.'

The guide says it is important to keep stresses off the lower back, spine, neck and head by choosing one of three sleeping positions. Next step is to choose the best type of bedding.

So people should then be ready to face the new day full of energy?

Wrong again. All that work can be for nothing if you do not get out of bed the right way.

The guide warns that, to avoid muscle strain, people should roll to one side, bend the knees, use a hand to raise themselves up and lower their legs over the side of the bed.

The result: bliss.