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Article Title: Power Sleeping – Are your Naps Robbing you of Energy?
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Power Sleeping – Are your Naps Robbing you of Energy?
Copyright © 2005 Craig Desorcy
Effective Info
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To nap or not to nap? That is the question. There seem to be
arguments on both sides of the question of whether napping is
beneficial. The simple answer is that naps can be very effective
for increasing energy levels when one has a proper understanding
of how the sleep system works. Failure to understand the inner
sleep system and sleeping to long during the day can actually
result in sleep that actually robs you of energy.

Contrary to popular belief, our bodies are actually very busy
when we are sleeping. In fact, our inner sleep system involves a
complex process of sequential sleep stages. There are a total of
five sleep stages. The first two stages, Stages 1 and 2, are
considered light sleeping. During Stages 1 and 2 we can be easily
awakened and we do not enter a deep enough sleep cause a
disturbance to our inner sleep clock. Generally we are in Stage
1 and 2 sleep during the first 45 minutes of sleep. If we sleep
longer than 45 minutes we will enter the later stages of sleep
which involve deep sleep.

Deep sleep, Stages 3, 4, and 5, involves physiological changes
in body temperature, heart rate and respiration. It is during
deep sleep that our bodies work to repair themselves and fight
disease. This is why people tend to sleep more when they are
sick and why lack of quality sleep can lower the immune system.
You can see how taking naps which are more than 45 minutes and
involve deep sleep could actually knock your inner sleep system
off balance leaving you tired and without energy. Also, because
of the complex processes going on during deep sleep it can be
detrimental to awaken from deep sleep prematurely. Therefore to
achieve the maximum benefit from a nap it needs to be less than
45 minutes. In fact, the optimal napping length seems to be ten
to twenty minutes. A ten to twenty minute power nap can actually
leave you feeling more refreshed and energized than if you had
slept much longer.

A power nap can give you just that lift you need to be more
productive. This knowledge alone can improve your energy levels
and lessen your need for sleep. The Powerful Sleep course goes
into more detail about how to maximize your nap time with Power
Naps and how to know exactly what is the best time of day to nap
and what to do after your nap to speed up your body temperature
rise. When it comes to sleep – think quality and quantity.


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