Tag Archive for 'naps'
Sleep Keeps You Fit and Trim
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung April 1st, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News.
Contrary to our beliefs that sleeping may be a cause for excessive weight gain, it can also be a good way to help us lose or maintain weight. There are people who believe that staying awake and sleeping less can force them to lose weight but based on studies it can be the exact opposite. A lot of this stems from the fact that our body metabolism and burning calories while we are awake are at work which unfortunately is not the case.
One key thing here is working too much. While we cannot stop ourselves from sleeping above the average sleeping hours, people have to adjust and make do with the minimal sleep naps that they have for the reason that they cannot risk losing their job and of course support for their families.
Part of the reason we’re sleeping less is that we’re working more as the era of the 8-hour workday seems to slip away.
One-fourth of respondents have a workday that lasts between eight and nine hours, another fourth say that they work between nine and 10 hours each day, and nearly a third report working 10 or more hours each day.
And even when the workday day is done, the work itself is not. Many of us are taking our work home with us the survey found. Almost one-quarter (23 per cent) of all respondents said they did job-related work in the hour before going to bed at least a few nights each week.
(Source) CTV.CA
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Short Naps are Good for the Heart
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 9th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News.
In the work place, employees are given breaks. Now during break times, chances are we would probably be eating or having a smoke somewhere. But for some people, this is a chance for them to steal some short naps while they are not working. While these signs may be pointing towards fatigue, the reality is each shuteye counts.
There are other people who would be seen dozing off even while sleeping. For sure this will catch the attention of co-employees or even superiors and may be a reason for a reprimand.
The chances of getting out of this bind are nil. However, there is a way to make an excuse, that is of stating that you are taking short nap and saying you are doing it for medical reasons.
While this may sound petty to some, expect that person to ask for a medical certification to support your claim. Better be sure you have one or it may be your neck!
(Source) The next time the boss finds you leaning back in your chair, feet up, eyes shut, tell her you’re napping for medical purposes.
Science won’t definitively back you up yet, but the evidence is mounting that a short afternoon nap, for an otherwise well-rested, healthy person, is good for the heart.
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Naps Ease High Blood Pressured People
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung October 16th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders.
Now it all makes sense. During my time working in a company, I could never understand why some people would feel sleepy in the office, normally using the lunchtime break to take short naps. Most of them usually sleep 6 to 8 hours but still, the lack for sleep seemed to be evident.
Apparently, it is not all due to boredom. Some of these people have health issues and one most common was that of blood pressure levels rising at some proportionate levels. Snoozing for a short period can help support the cardio-vascular issues that these people may or may not be aware of.
Apparently, it is not really all about sleeping properly but the overall health as well.
Read more: Expecting An Afternoon Nap Can Reduce Blood Pressure
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Sleep Anywhere but the Office
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung September 28th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Sleep Issues.
Sleeping needs comfort most of the time and most people get this from beds or sofas. However, for the working professionals of today who serve office work, they encounter some instances where they have to sleep overnight at the office to make sure that they meet deadlines. Apparently these instances do not have the liberty of time hence the need to maximize and extend working hours which may not sit well.
Although some employees have been given the go signal to take naps at the office, nothing beats the actual comfort that most people can obtain from sleeping in their actual rooms and homes.
Source: Avoiding an office sleep-over
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Sleeping on the Job Will Cost You!
1 Comment Published by Brian Yalung September 22nd, 2007 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues.
Everyone has been given the liberty of sleeping as they wish but never on the job! This includes routine office work or even the security personnel who are tasked of safeguarding property and lives. While it may come boring at times, it cannot be discounted that some people would want to steal some minutes of shuteye. The thing is you just have to be creative and time it properly so you will not be noticed.
The after-effect may be unthinkable and disastrous for some job-related functions. There are breaks to which to catch short naps. But sleeping while on duty may prove to be costly. Hence, there is the need to be up and about in times of these.
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