This year, I've been aiming for 8 hours sleep a night and pretty much managing it too.
Matthew Walker does an excellent job in making it really clear
what the effect of too little sleep it doing to us, our children, our society and our economy.
Every aspect of our life can be improved if we give ourselves enough NREM and REM sleep.
Read the chapter on a child developing brain and the
effects of too little sleep and it has chilling echoes next to the reports of depression, self harm, low self esteem and poor health within the next generation.
Blame it on technology or realise that technology, increased pressure to compete, early school and work start times and the pressure to 'go at it' many hours a day is OUR responsibility to manage personally and
for our families.
Catch those ZZZZZ's!
Since adding this extra couple of hours, the difference I feel in myself I put ABOVE the 7 stones of fat mass I lost, that first 38 min 10Km run I managed and the
180Kg deadlift I nailed over the years.
Already, only 3 weeks in, I'm standing here writing about how I'll remember this intervention in my own health journey as one massive A-HA moment.
The biggest thing I've noticed is that I have more energy to GO all day long. I don't need 'chill', 'down'
or 'feet up' time so when I am awake..so I get more done in less time.
Give the book above a read, it is scientifically sound and shocking at the same time.
Cut out that wasted TV time, read a book in bed that extra hour or so earlier and I challenge anyone to not find
themselves harping on about getting more sleep to everyone you meet!
Start a sleep revolution!
J
