Solved: Deep sleep vs light sleep

chromsenthil · ‎07-15-2019

Absolutely confused i am new to this concept Which is better 4 hours deep sleep or 8 hours sleep ?

JohnnyRow · ‎07-15-2019

See this help section:

particularly the section "What does each stage mean?"

Different stages have different purposes. Greatly simplified, deep sleep is for the body, REM sleep is for the mind.

Thinking of food, your question is something like, which is better 10 grams of fiber or 20 grams of protein? There's no answer - you need them both.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

SteveH · ‎07-15-2019

I'm not sure it answers your question directly, but there's lots of good info on sleep stages in their help file on the subject at https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2163/

JohnnyRow · ‎07-15-2019

See this help section:

particularly the section "What does each stage mean?"

Different stages have different purposes. Greatly simplified, deep sleep is for the body, REM sleep is for the mind.

Thinking of food, your question is something like, which is better 10 grams of fiber or 20 grams of protein? There's no answer - you need them both.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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