5 Hrs vs 7 hrs sleep

[Startfit]

Let me start with a question. 

Apple or Android? what do I mean by this? We all know by now how phones and tablets affect us in our daily lives. For the past month I began taking a few hrs to read articles about health and specially better eating. 

I notice when I do not do this I sleep less hrs. sometimes from 4.30 to 5.30 Hrs I feel I can work and operate regular but the biggest changes happen when I sleep 7 hr. no more than this otherwise I feel tired and liturgic.

How many of you have this same experience or think can function just perfectly fine with 5 hrs?

now days I think 6 to 7 hrs are just right.

Let me know what you do to sleep better?

My best companion to achieve this my trusty Charge 3 with the oxygen really helps with my snoring  

[emili]

The prescribed 8 hours of sleep per night is the rule of thumb, but not everyone needs that much. What you describe is too much sleep. It is similar to a toddler who has slept too long and they are cranky and grumpy. If you feel great on less sleep, there is no need to force yourself to keep sleeping. 

[DavideFitbit]

Interesting topic @Startfit! 

I always have 8 hours as my main goal, but hardly ever reach it 😅 

I think it depends on the person and that you're used to, I usually feel tired when I sleep for 6 hours, but this doesn't happen when I manage to sleep for 7 hours. That extra hour of sleep does seem to make the difference for me during the day! 😁 

[kawaiiko]

@Startfit 

I've always had on and off sleep issues.  when i'm on a downhill with my sleep (like i am now)  it seems 4-5 hours is plenty, but also depends on what i do daily (stress level), since i typically work either a 8 hour day or a 15 hour day.  But when i don't sleep during the work week, i sleep 10 hours on friday night and saturday night.  I find that if i don't do this, my body won't function properly.  

When I feel balanced and sleeping, eating and exercising regularly, i find that my optimal sleep is 6.5 hours.  

For myself, it depends on stress/anxiety level, work/life balance and what I eat.  this varies so much week over week, I do the best for myself.  

[DavideFitbit]

Great contribution, thank you for sharing your experience with this @kawaiiko! 😊 

[RonaldShow]

Personally, I'm in bed between 21:30 and 22:00 most weekdays and up at 06:30 nearly every day. Though my sleep routine is a bit different at the moment as I'm writing a school project using some help of this resource https://writinguniverse.com/essay-format/ . Occasionally I’ll watch something on telly but invariably I scoot off to bed to watch it then fall asleep within 15 mins anyway.