According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults between 18 and 65 years old should aim to get seven to nine hours of sleep each night for optimum recovery. For those 65 and older, the recommendation is seven to eight hours each night. Everyone knows sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind, so why aren’t we getting enough?
Past research suggests that about 1 in 3 Americans don’t catch enough zzz’s. Missing the mark can leave you tired for sure, but it also can affect your fitness progress.
Athletes know when it comes to workout recovery, developing a solid sleep schedule can be a nightmare, no pun intended. Sleep is so essential to building endurance, muscle and strength that just an hour or two missed may throw off training. Adequate sleep allows tired muscles to repair and regenerate properly between workouts. No sleep = no repair = weak performance.
“If you wonder why you’re not seeing changes in your body, one reason could be because of sleep,” says Nancy Jusino, NASM-CPT, PES.
If you’re up late tossing and turning, maybe even thinking about how much wonderful sleep you’re missing out on, here’s a few ways to ease your worries and send you to snooze town.
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