Too much sleep? are you kidding? There's no such thing these days is there? With today's fast paced lifestyle there's barely enough time to grab enough sleep let alone too much.However if you sleep eight hours a night or more and still awake less than refreshed, chances are you're getting too much sleep. What you need is not more sleep it's quality sleep.
Quality sleep allows us to awake feeling refreshed and full of energy, ready to power through
day. It also allows us to sleep less hours, freeing up more time for us to do things we want.
A lot of people assume that because they're feeling tired all day or have a mid afternoon 'slump' that they need more sleep. Not true!
A lot of people believe because they may have had a couple of late nights, they have to 'catch up' by having extra sleep. Also not true!
Sleeping for too long can damage your circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm is your 24 hour 'clock' controlled by a central part of brain. This clock tells us when we are sleepy by altering body temperature by a few degrees. When body temperature is lowered, we feel sleepy. Conversely when it is raised, we feel awake and alert.
When we sleep for a longer time, our body temperature does not rise as fast. This is why we feel sleepy and sluggish in mornings. The more tired we feel, less exercise we do. Inactivity keeps body temperature down so creating a vicious cycle.
