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Deep sleep vs light sleep

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‎07-15-2019 06:06

‎07-15-2019 06:06

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

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‎07-15-2019 07:48

‎07-15-2019 07:48

See this help section:

What should I know about sleep stages?

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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‎07-15-2019 07:42

‎07-15-2019 07:42

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/

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‎07-15-2019 07:48

‎07-15-2019 07:48

See this help section:

What should I know about sleep stages?

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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