Nowadays, people's lives are getting faster and faster. In order to keep up with everyone's footsteps, many people have to get up early and stay dark, wearing stars and moons, just so that they and their families can live a better life.
Because of this, everyone's sleep time is getting shorter and shorter, and staying up late has become the norm in the lives of most young people.
However, staying up late is a huge harm to the body, and for the sake of their own health, many people will choose to take a nap during the lunch break.
Especially for some elderly people over 55 years old, as they get older, their sleep quality continues to decline, and napping can help them replenish their physical strength.
Overall, napping is good for our health. But you should also pay attention to the time and way of napping, doctors recommend that people over 55 years old should keep in mind the "three don'ts" for napping. ”
1. The right way to take a nap
Many people have the impression that napping seems to be beneficial to our body. If you really have time to sleep at noon, it is a kind of physical and mental relaxation for everyone. If possible, some people consider napping as important as sleeping at night.
Indeed, the right nap can make us more energetic and good for our physical health. After taking a nap, you can start your afternoon work better and work efficiently will be improved. If it is a student party, my memory will also improve after a nap, which is very helpful for the next lessons.
However, everyone needs to pay attention to the method of napping. If you accidentally take the wrong nap, not only will it not relieve fatigue, but it will also increase the burden on our heart, which will also have a certain impact on our health.
The correct way to take a nap is to shorten our nap time and control it to less than 30 minutes.
Many people may be puzzled when they see this. Since you can only sleep for thirty minutes, it is better not to sleep. This is not a solution to fatigue, but also a waste of time.
This is not true. Studies have shown that naps should not be too long, and the optimal nap time is 20 to 30 minutes. Let's not underestimate this short nap time, it can give us enough cushion to give us more energy to start the afternoon work.
If the nap is too long, even more than an hour, then when you wake up, you will not feel relaxed, but deeply tired. Therefore, if you want to relieve fatigue by taking a nap, it is best to control it within 30 minutes, and remember not to take too long.
2. After the age of 55, keep in mind the "three don'ts" for napping
In addition to young people, napping is more important for older people, especially those over 55 years old, who should list napping as one of the important ways to relieve their fatigue.
However, because of age, people over 55 years old should pay more attention to napping, especially the following three points, which must be kept in mind.
1. Don't take a nap too long
In fact, whether it is young or elderly, it is not recommended that everyone take a nap for too long. Many people over the age of 55 may have more free time, and because they wake up earlier, they will extend their nap time.
Some people don't control the time when they take a nap, and often wake up when it's dark, in fact, this practice is very incorrect and has a great impact on our physical health.
First of all, if you take a nap for too long, it will increase the burden on the heart, including some cardiovascular diseases, and it is easy to find it. Secondly, taking too long a nap can also affect your sleep at night.
There is only so much time a person can sleep every day, and if it is used for napping, it will inevitably affect the night.
Therefore, for people over 55 years old, nap time should not be too long. It should also be controlled within 30 minutes, and try not to exceed 40 minutes, which is also one of the manifestations of responsibility for our health.
If you're afraid that you won't wake up in time, it's best to set an alarm clock. After the alarm clock goes off, getting up slowly is the right way to take a nap.
2. Don't take a nap immediately after eating
I believe that many people have had this experience, and after eating a hearty lunch, they will feel a strong sense of sleepiness coming over.
At this time, if time permits, most people will choose to get some sleep. But in fact, it is not right to go to bed immediately after lunch, especially for people over the age of 55.
Because as we age, the body's metabolic level also decreases. If you choose to take a nap immediately after lunch, it will affect the normal work of the digestive system, resulting in food accumulation. Even if you sleep comfortably during a nap, you are likely to wake up with an upset stomach.
So after lunch, you should take a short break to give your digestive system time to work. It's best to take a nap after half an hour to wake up more comfortable.
3. Don't do strenuous exercise after a nap
The nap itself is for our physical health and relieves our fatigue from the morning. Especially for people over 55 years old, if they sleep well in the afternoon, they can ensure that they are in a relatively stable and energetic state throughout the day.
However, it is important to note that after a nap, remember not to do strenuous exercise. Some people like to do some physical exercise after a nap, or quickly get into the heavy work, which is not good for our health.
After a nap, all organs of the body are in a relatively relaxed state. If you want them to work quickly, it is likely to cause a certain burden on these organs, especially the heart, which will have a certain impact on it.
And with the increase of the burden on the heart, it is easy to cause a variety of diseases, and in serious cases, it will threaten lives and cause great harm to our health.
Therefore, the correct approach is to get up slowly after taking a nap, you can be in a daze for a few minutes, and after you are fully awake, you can simply do some exercises, such as taking a walk, doing simple housework, etc., so that the body can quickly adapt.
In addition, people over the age of 55 should also pay attention to a relatively quiet and comfortable environment when taking a nap to avoid being disturbed by others and ensure the quality of sleep. At the same time, you should also pay attention to the position of napping, do not sleep on your stomach, but take a nap in bed or on a recliner.
In short, people over 55 years old need to pay more attention to napping, the most important of which is to keep in mind the "three don'ts" mentioned above, that is, do not take a nap for too long, do not take a nap immediately after a meal, and do not exercise the most strenuous after a nap.
Only the right way to nap is good for your health. If we don't control the time or posture of napping, even if we take a nap every day, it will not bring us physical and mental relaxation, but will increase the burden on the heart and increase the risk of disease.
Therefore, whether napping is beneficial to health still needs to be mastered by ourselves. Don't underestimate the dozens of minutes of napping, it's a double-edged sword.
Sleeping well is a good partner for health, and sleeping badly will become a killer of our health, how to use this sword, it is all up to us, so we must choose carefully.
3. Advice on napping
In fact, whether you are young or old, you should keep in mind the correct way to take a nap. Of course, some people do not have convenient conditions, but for the sake of physical health, in order to better devote themselves to work and study, they will still take a short nap in the case of overcoming difficulties.
Then for such people, the doctor also gives corresponding advice. For example, white-collar workers have relatively fixed working hours, and their lunch breaks can also reach one to two hours. For such people, it is advisable to prepare a simple recliner in the office and buy a blanket at the same time.
In this way, you can take a nap some time after lunch. You can lie on the recliner, cover yourself with a blanket, set an alarm clock, and then you can take a nap with peace of mind.
This kind of nap is a healthy nap method, which is conducive to everyone's more concentrated work in the afternoon, and the work efficiency will also be improved.
If it's a student party, most of them will lie down on the table and take a nap after lunch. In fact, such a posture can affect our health, and we will also feel tired after waking up.
Therefore, if you are a student living on campus, you can choose to go back to the dormitory for a nap, and if you are a day student, you can go home for a nap. Even if it's just twenty to thirty minutes, it's easier to relax than if you're lying on a table.
In addition, before taking a nap, you need to be careful not to eat spicy and stimulating food, let alone drink drinks containing caffeine.
If conditions permit, you can also listen to some soothing music and read some prose before going to bed, which will help relax the body and mind and allow us to fall asleep more quickly.
In short, napping is not as simple as sleeping, if you want to take a nap is beneficial to us, we must pay attention to the time and method of napping.
Only the right nap is conducive to our physical health, can let us let go of fatigue, and help us better devote ourselves to work or study.
Epilogue:
To sum up, napping is essentially good for our health, but many people use the wrong napping method, which causes them to be more tired after napping, and once had doubts about napping.
After reading this article, I believe you have a certain understanding of how to take a nap correctly. From then on, you can adjust your nap interval to between 20 and 30 minutes as much as possible, and be careful not to take a nap immediately after a meal, and do not do strenuous exercise after a nap.
Only then can we get motivation from napping and it will be good for our physical health. Especially those over the age of 55 should keep these points in mind. Strive to make napping a helper for our health, and don't let it become a burden on our health.
Finally, I would like to ask you, how long do you think is the best nap time? Do you usually have a habit of napping? Welcome to leave a message below to discuss, and let's talk about your views together.