Netizen: The only thing Gu Ailing and I have in common...
Author: Yilin Zhang
Recently, 18-year-old Gu Ailing made history with super difficult moves, winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle ski jump.
When sharing the secret of his success, Gu Ailing once said that "the secret weapon is to sleep 10 hours a day." Gu Ailing's mother also shared her parenting experience: "The first is to sleep more, the second is to learn, and the third is to play. ”
Many netizens shouted: "Found what I have in common with the Olympic champion!" ”
Sleep ten hours a day, can you become a champion?
Zhou Zhenghong, attending physician of the Department of Neurology at Beijing Haidian Hospital, said that high-quality and adequate sleep is certainly better than low-quality and time-destruct sleep, but on the way to success, sleep is only one of the factors.
In fact, people need different sleep times at different ages. For example, in the National Sleep Foundation's sleep guidance recommendations, newborns should sleep 14 to 17 hours a day, 7 to 9 hours for adults, and 7 to 8 hours for seniors over the age of 65.
The "Healthy China Action (2019-2030)" also mentions that the average daily sleep time of adults is advocated to be 7-8 hours; the daily sleep time of primary school students, junior high school students and high school students is not less than 10, 9 and 8 hours respectively.
In addition, the amount of sleep time is also affected by genes, and there are individual differences. So sleeping for a few hours to be energetic is really a "life-threatening thing".
Infographic: People sleeping under the guidance of professional hypnotists. Photo by Wei Liang
What are the benefits of sleeping more?
Sleeping too little does affect your health, but sleeping too long may not really be a step towards becoming a champion.
Dr. Zhou Zhenghong introduced that there have been studies that have found that adults sleep between 6.5-7.4 hours, the lowest mortality rate, while less than 4.5 hours or higher than 9.4 hours, more likely to occur memory impairment, increase mortality.
Therefore, do not deliberately pursue sleep time, good sleep, need to cultivate a regular sleep schedule, to ensure good sleep quality, the next day during the day can be energetic, is suitable for their own sleep time.
Doctors say that on the one hand, high-quality sleep can ensure abundant energy the next day, can also make people more focused and react more quickly, on the other hand, they can also make people's mental state healthier.
To ensure good sleep, first of all, recognize the importance of sleep, consciously willing to put down the phone and work at the right time, and enter a state of sleep preparation.
In addition, it is necessary to establish a correct relationship with the bed, do not go to bed in advance, and only lie down when you are sleepy;
Do not do activities in bed that are not related to sleep, such as watching mobile phones, TV, books, etc.;
Get up regularly every day;
Finally, it is also necessary to maintain a relaxed and pleasant mood, any state of anxiety or depression will affect the quality of sleep.