Should you take a nap during the day? Makes me sleep less at night..?
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Plus I hear naps helps increase growth hormone, thats good for a faster recovery. So do I nap and sleep not so good at night? Do I not nap and sleep better at night?
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Napping sure does feel good! You can take that from an avid napper who slept every day from 3-5 PM but slept just as well at night...back then! For about 5 years now I've not been able to nap. Why? Not because I don't want to but because I have trouble sleeping at night if I do and awaken in the morning feeling as though I never slept at all. I spoke to my doctor about it and his advice was to stop napping altogether. He cautioned me that it would take a while for my 'body clock' to adjust to not taking those warm and cosy naps during the day. I was impatient but in the end it worked as he said it would. I was told that anything, absolutely anything that disturbs your nightly sleep pattern is never a good thing. Your body goes through several stages at night that are advantageous to a healthy body and mind and it requires those stages in order to keep everything working as it should. BTW, naps do nothing to increase the growth hormone you speak of and faster recovery from an illness, injury and exercise is better served through a good night's rest and a deeper lasting sleep. Check out what Boston University and the NSF (National Sleep Foundation) have to say on the subject. I would opt not to nap because I know it works. You'll find yourself not requiring a nap at all when your body clock comes back into a normal regimen. Good luck!
i personally think a night's sleep is the best sleep. naps take away from your day time which is meant to be enjoyed while you are awake
Yes, you should take a nap during the day. It will depend how much your nap will last. Try taking a nap for about 20-30 minutes.
If you sleep mid or late afternoon you will not sleep well at night or at least most people don't. If you have to take a nap make it a power nap of no more than 15 to 20 min. or try taking a shower when you get through doing your training, that usually will pep you up enough to make it to bed time.
no UN less you have like a mi grain head ace Wat i do is take nondrsy Tylenol and go thought out the day when i take napes during the day i wake up like ...... i was gone half of the day, so don't take a nap in the day unless you have to. It also takes time form your nights sleep, witch is most valuable
Naps that are taken for a short time are ok, you shouldn't nap for longer then 20 minutes or so. If you are "napping" for two or three hours, it will prevent you from being tired at night because your body thinks it's got enough energy to last through the night.
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