A recent study showed that you will be 37% less likely to die from heart disease if you take three 30 minute naps per week. To me this is like finding out that beer makes you skinny. I love taking a post work nap and I always felt a little guilty about it. But now when someone asks why I’m napping – I can let them know that I’m just trying to look after my heart.
Tips for a good nap:
- Limit the sound – if you listen to the TV while you nap you’ll just train yourself to fall asleep when you’re watching TV. You’ll also have a more restful doze if you can’t hear any screaming.
- Get comfy – Just because you’re taking a nap doesn’t mean you have to do it in a chair. Jump in bed and get comfy.
- Set an alarm - Nothing’s worse (okay maybe a lot of things are but that’s a standard opening line) than going for a quick nap and waking up when it’s time to really go to bed. If you take a long nap you can throw off your natural rythm, so keep them to around 30 minutes.
- Don’t feel bad – Remember, you’re not being lazy, you’re looking after your health.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Jen // Feb 12, 2009 at 4:27 pm
This makes me so happy! I love napping!
2 Aidan Tozer // Feb 26, 2009 at 8:00 am
You idiot, if you leave the t.v on when you are sleeping it will give you cancer…. wanna die?
3 Olivia Park // Oct 25, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Haha. I took a nap today that took over two hours. I didn’t mean to sleep that long, but i guess it’s ok since I slept past one last night and didn’t get much sleep.
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