[gmadsen]

just food for thought, there is quite a bit of research showing that hard exercise right before bed is not optimal. i think its fair to say any is better than none, and if it works for you, it works for you. but the argument is that hard exercise raises you metabolism and body temperature, which is in direct opposition of what your body needs to do to enter deep sleep (lower body temperature)

[s1artibartfast]

Not sure what optimal means in this context. Optimizing for how fast you fall asleep?

[gmadsen]

sure, how fast you enter deep restorative sleep. If you measure your HRV, you can definitely see the effect