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Get more Z's!!!

What you are not letting your body do when you do not sleep

• Remember information you just learned
• Human Growth Hormone does not release until the 7th hour of sleep
• Muscle recovery
• Shut down and break --- regenerate
• You are also not letting your body conserve its energy sources

 

Side effects of not sleeping enough

• irratible
• not in control of your moods---mood disorders
• supressed immune system
• body injury
• memory loss
• poor concentration
• increased eating/higher caloric intake
• slower reactions
• Hormones do not function properly---so inflammation is more than likely
• weight gain
• higher stress levels
• depression
• worsens blood pressure and cholesterol
 

Benefits of sleep

• Will see better results in your workouts
• control over your emotions
• more energy
• alert
• quick to respond
• rejuvenation
• reduced stress levels
• redcues inflammation
• better memory
• Weight loss or control
 
 
* It is pproven even a 20 min mid day power nap will give you a great boost!!!
 
 
How much sleep do you need?
 
     Well everyone is different but here are the averages
 
*Newborns 12-18
*infants 14-15
*toddlers 12-14
*Preschoolers 11-13
*School aged (5-10 y/o) 10-11
*Teens 8-9
*Adults 7-9
 
 
CHECK YOURSELF!!! Get some shut eye!!! There is always tomorrow to get to do what you did not today. If it is very difficult for you to stop everything and get some rest----then plan better!!! Your life is at risk!!!
 
 
Happy Z's :)