You'd imagine that anyone in the military would know a thing or two about getting a good night's sleep.

Those on active service will often have to catch 40 winks in some unusual locations and in pretty challenging conditions.

So if you often have trouble falling asleep, maybe this could be the answer to your bedtime problems.

The technique is reportedly used by members of the US military and apparently has a staggering success rate - around 96% - if you practice it for six weeks or more.

The tick has been written about in a book called Relax and Win: Championship Performance by Lloyd Bud Winter which gives hints on how to improve sports performance and reduce injuries by learning to "relax and release tensions prior to competition."

One of the methods in the book teaches people how fall asleep in just 120 seconds, reports the Daily Mirror .

So if you are like thousands of people across the country who struggle with insomnia - or find that it takes ages for you to drift off - why not give this method a try,

Here's the technique

The method breaks down falling asleep into the following steps:



3. Breathe out, keeping the chest relaxed







While there are obviously no guarantees that this will work, you may find that it will help you relax and drift off.


