Is it okay to cut chunk of my light sleep period?

[joonkim305]

Hi, 

My fitbit tracker consistently shows that I do only light sleep after 6am, does that mean I should start waking up at 6 am? I usually wake up around 8 am and sleep about 6 to 7 hours a day, so if I start waking up early it will cut my overall sleep really short.

Thanks! 

[WavyDavey]

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@joonkim305 wrote:

Hi, 

My fitbit tracker consistently shows that I do only light sleep after 6am, does that mean I should start waking up at 6 am? I usually wake up around 8 am and sleep about 6 to 7 hours a day, so if I start waking up early it will cut my overall sleep really short.

Thanks! 

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Hi @joonkim305,

That doesn't sound out of the realm of normal from my (limited) experience. I find the cycles for a night are often Deep, then REM, then Light.

As to your question, it would be worth your time to try waking up earlier for a week, and see what your results are. For me, Light sleep is pretty easy to come by. When I increase sleep, I'm looking for more Deep or REM.

The best thing to go by is how you feel on waking up. If you feel rested, you may not need to .make any adjustments at all.