Taking a nap during the day brings many benefits, but be careful not to sleep more than 20 minutes. After this time, in fact, it would enter into the deep sleep phase.
The benefits of a daily rest:
- It helps to lose weight – tired people tend to ingest fatty or calorie foods, better to be rested.
- Increases concentration and memory capacity
- Increases Productivity
- Keeps us young
- Decreases the risk of stroke
- Puts you in a good mood
- Decreases stress levels
Resting about 20 minutes is a great way to stay in shape and take full advantage of our mental and physical energies during the day. But be careful not to compromise your sleep!
Sleeping a few minutes after lunch or in the early afternoon is energizing, in the late afternoon it will make us more tired and irritable because it interrupts the normal sleep cycle. The most suitable place for a rest is the bed or the sofa of your house, but if you stay in the office it may be useful to set up a small space where possible.
Coffee is recommended since its effects begin to manifest itself after about 20 minutes. It will help us to wake up full of energy and combat the feeling of drowsiness or fatigue that is often felt after resting. Such feeling is often due to lowering pressure during sleep, but it can also be counteracted with water and lemon or stretching.