When I was just a kid my father told me every hour of sleep before midnight counts double towards your totall sleeping time.
Always tired
Because I feel exhausted most of the time I started a little investigation of my own and searched the internet for what is considered a healthy amount of sleep each night.
What I discovered
While searching for a rather easy to find advice for an adult, on a sidenote I also discovered that poor sleep can also lead to obesity. As a matter of fact, I struggle with overweight for quite some time. I know I like to live kind of a sedative life when it comes to sport or moving a lot. But when it comes to eating, well, let's say comparing my eating habits to friends or relatives almost everyone tells me how is it possible for you to be this big when you eat such little food compared to others?!
So, the consensus is to at least sleep for at least 7 - 9 hours a night. During sleep, your body is recovering and boosts your metabolism. It is almost the last thing I have not tried to do to lose weight. So last week I started to go to bed 1 hour earlier than I was used to. That gave me already a 7-hour sleep every night last week. This week I am aiming for 8 hours of sleep every night. This way I am hoping to feel more energetic and perhaps I can also notice some change in my weight.
I will keep you posted about my findings but I sure do hope this is the key for me to start losing some.
What amount of sleep do you, fellow Steemians, get on average each night? Let me know.
Fellow Steemians, have the best day! And don't forget, Life is for living!