(CNN) – If you feel like doing nothing and sleeping a little, don’t feel bad: this Monday is National Siesta Day in U.S.
It can be difficult to find the time to rejuvenate and recover in the midst of daily responsibilities, but taking a nap has benefits that could help you level up in your overall health and productivity, which means there is no reason to feel that you are lazy. for giving you the pleasure of a time for you.
Here are five reasons why you should take some zzz:
We just lost an hour of sleep
If the advance of the clock for summer time on Sunday (in the United States) made you feel much more tired, you are not alone. This time change was actually the inspiration for National Siesta Day, which takes place annually the day after the clocks advance.
In 1999, Dr. William Anthony, a professor at Boston University, and his wife, Camille, instituted the National Siesta Day in an effort to overcome American cultural bias against napping and raise awareness about the health benefits of catching up with a quality dream.
“We thought this would be a good day to celebrate the importance of a nap because everyone has one more hour of sleep than usual,” said Anthony. “The fact is that most Americans lack sleep even without summer time.”
Due to their efforts, some workplaces have planned the day with nap breaks. Thanks Dr. Anthony.
You can charge your brain batteries
A study at NASA about military pilots and sleepy astronauts, he discovered that a 40-minute nap improved performance by 34% and alertness by 100%, according to the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit organization on the science of sleep and health.
Taking a nap can make you more alert during the period immediately after waking up and maybe hours after the day. A short nap can also make you feel more relaxed.
You will have a lower risk of heart problems
Taking a nap once or twice a week could reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a 2019 study published in the magazine Heart
After tracking more than 3,400 people between the ages of 35 and 75 for just over five years, the researchers found that those who took an occasional nap, once or twice a week, for five minutes to an hour, were 48 % less likely to experience a heart attack, stroke or heart failure than those who did not take naps at all.
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I could even help you get fit
A recent study that focused on women found that the more deprived of sleep they were, the more likely they were to consume added sugar, fatty foods and caffeine.
The lack of quality sleep could lead to overeating because it is believed that inadequate sleep stimulates hunger and suppresses the hormonal signals that communicate satiety. According to the researchers, the findings were important because women have a high risk of obesity and sleep disorders, which can be driven by high food intake.
It has been discovered that the nap improves the overall quality even of nighttime sleep.
And increase your creativity
The right side of your brain may experience a mental spark during a nap, research suggests. The right side is the hemisphere most associated with creative tasks, such as visualization and thinking, while the left is more analytical.
Researchers who monitor the brain activity of 15 people discovered that the right side of your brain communicated intensely with itself and with its left counterpart, which remained relatively calm.
The nap may not guarantee success in all aspects of your life, but it could improve your health and restart your brain. Now go to bed.
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