Someone read this blog and wrote this:
The one that was most interesting to me was “standing on one foot”,
because I’ve definitely felt a difference in sleep after doing lots of
work. Â (I used to sleep really well when I did a 54-mile commute on my
bike.) Â Maybe standing on one foot (knee bent) until failure causes the
muscles to send similar chemical signals to intense exercise which are
picked up elsewhere? Â Whatever, it was free, easy, and safe, so I tried
it. Â You can’t do a double-blind experiment on yourself, of course, but
at least some of the time when I’ve tried it I definitely felt as
though I slept more soundly when I got up the next day.
I still do this. Lately I have been varying the dose — how many times I stand on one leg. So far three (e.g., right leg, left leg, right leg) produces slightly worse sleep than four (right leg, left leg, right leg, left leg). If I eat plenty of meat, my legs get stronger and stronger; if I eat little meat, they don’t.
so when you eat little meat, then you need less one-legged standing time to get the desired effect?