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One of the biggest
questions I get asked all the time is “Are naps good for
you? Or bad? I've heard both sides of the story.” I'd
like to settle this argument once and for all right here,
and reveal to you how you can properly manage your sleep
to create an abundance of energy in your life, with LESS
sleep.
Yes, naps are VERY good for you, IF you understand how the
sleep system works, and you know how to nap PROPERLY.
In my “Powerful Sleep” course I teach people how to
properly understand their sleep system, circadian rhythm,
light exposure, and how it affects their inner sleep
system. While we can't get in this article, here's what is
true:
Most people don't realize that sleep is actually quite a
complex and fascinating inner system. When we're sleeping,
we're not just dead zombies off in an unknown universe.
Your inner sleep system is a mechanism which follows
specific time periods and stages to energize your body.
So how do you nap properly?
You take what are commonly referred to as “Power
Naps”, or what I usually refer to as “Stage 2 limited
naps.”
You see, when you sleep you go through what are called
“sleep stages”, there are 5 stages in total. The first
two stages, Stage 1 and 2 are your “Light Sleep”. It's
during this stage that we sleep “lightly”, we are
easily wakable, and our circadian rhythm isn't altered
enough to create a disturbance in the sleep system.
The Energizing effects of Stage 1 and 2 sleeps are very
beneficial, just 10 minutes of sleeping in these stages
can restore your energy to the point where you feel as if
you slept for 8 hours.
However, why do most people do more HARM than GOOD to
themselves by napping?
It's simple, they don't know about “deep sleep.” Deep
sleep comprises of all the other sleep stages. It's during
deep sleep that your body undergoes a MASSIVE
physiological change, your body temperature, heart rate,
respiration drops. Your blood vessels dilate and all the
blood that is usually stored in your main organs during
the day is channeled to your muscles to repair them.
If you enter deep sleep during the day, your circadian
rhythm, and your “inner sleep clock” (see link below
for details) will be altered and out of wack, often
resulting in an in-balanced, weak sleep system and lower
energy levels all together.
For an average person it takes about 45-90 minutes to
enter “deep sleep”, this is why for an effective nap
you MUST keep your nap down to a MAXIMUM of 45 minutes.
Even 45 minutes is sometimes too much. The most energizing
naps are usually 10 to 20 minutes long.
If your naps last too long, you will enter deep sleep.
Waking up from a deep sleep phase is more harmful to your
sleep system and your energy levels than good! You will
often feel lethargic, low on energy, and in that
“zombie” state of mind.
If you use naps properly, you can boost your energy levels
drastically, and lower your sleep time down drastically.
However, there are still two vital things you must know
about napping in order to make them super effective during
your day, so that you're capable of lowering your sleep,
and boosting your energy.
1. You must know exactly what the best time during the day
is to take your nap.
2. You must know what to do AFTER your nap to speed up
your body temperature rise.
Both these sleep secrets are exposed in the Powerful Sleep
package, download it today at www.effective-info.com/powerfulsleep.html
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About
The Author
Kacper
Postawski is an innovative sleep science
researcher and the creator of the
“Powerful Sleep - Secrets of the Inner
Sleep Clock” system on www.effective-info.com/powerfulsleep.html.
He can show you how to reduce your sleep
by up to 3 hours, create more time, and an
abundance of energy in your body by
sleeping LESS! |
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