If you want to live a healthier lifestyle, eating and
exercising aren't the only things that you should consider. One of the
most important things, that is oftentimes overlooked, is sleep. Sleep
can single-handedly completely undue all of your hard work in the gym
and all the effort you spent trying to eat well. This gives you an idea
of how important sleep really is!
Sleep is important for many reasons:
I've heard recommendations of getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night, I've also heard 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Personally, I believe that all you really need is 6 hours of sleep to sufficiently restore your body with energy and to properly help your body recover. That being said, depending on who you are you might want to get more. Some people find it harder to function on just 6-7 hours of sleep and need more sleep, that's perfectly okay. Just make sure you're not sleeping more than 10 hours! Oversleeping may have a negative effect on you by disrupting your body's internal clock. The same can be said for under-sleeping, make sure your not sleeping less than 6 hours. That being said, as a student in college I understand that their are days that its just not possible to get a full nights sleep. If one day you are just really busy and have to go to sleep late and have to wake up early, you don't have much choice. Try to take a 20 minute nap during the day, which can help you recover. (Do not abuse napping during the day by taking long naps, it might affect your ability fall asleep at night.)
So to conclude, make sure you're getting 6-10 hours of sleep every night because it does much more for you than people give it credit for. Also, be sure not to stress if you only get 5 hours one night because it took you forever to get to sleep or you had to get work done. It's not a big deal if ONE night you don't get as much rest as you would've liked, just try to not to do that on a regular basis.
-Fazoo Fitness
Sleep is important for many reasons:
- It repairs muscle tissues and replaces dead cells.
- Energy used by the body while sleeping is much lower, which is important because it gives your body time to relax and recover.
- Last but not least, it also allows your brain to recharge.
I've heard recommendations of getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night, I've also heard 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Personally, I believe that all you really need is 6 hours of sleep to sufficiently restore your body with energy and to properly help your body recover. That being said, depending on who you are you might want to get more. Some people find it harder to function on just 6-7 hours of sleep and need more sleep, that's perfectly okay. Just make sure you're not sleeping more than 10 hours! Oversleeping may have a negative effect on you by disrupting your body's internal clock. The same can be said for under-sleeping, make sure your not sleeping less than 6 hours. That being said, as a student in college I understand that their are days that its just not possible to get a full nights sleep. If one day you are just really busy and have to go to sleep late and have to wake up early, you don't have much choice. Try to take a 20 minute nap during the day, which can help you recover. (Do not abuse napping during the day by taking long naps, it might affect your ability fall asleep at night.)
So to conclude, make sure you're getting 6-10 hours of sleep every night because it does much more for you than people give it credit for. Also, be sure not to stress if you only get 5 hours one night because it took you forever to get to sleep or you had to get work done. It's not a big deal if ONE night you don't get as much rest as you would've liked, just try to not to do that on a regular basis.
-Fazoo Fitness
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