Bedtime used to be a fight between my physical self and my mind; with a bone tired body at odds with a brain that refused to shut up. The result was lying awake, simultaneously ready to crash out and unable to relax.

The problem was my evening routine. I thought several hours of screen time helped me switch off, but all it did was push work to the back of my brain. In the quiet of my bedroom, those thoughts returned to center stage.

But when pandemic-related lockdowns forced me to add evening walks to my routine, I noticed my brain fall blissfully silent before bed. I'd accidentally started relaxing properly.

It's International Relaxation Day and with an estimated one third of adults not getting enough sleep regularly, it seems that even if we've sought out the best mattresses for our n

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