Sleep information-what to do with it

[Carewithann]

I like the information on my sleep, but I want to know how to determine when would be the best time in the sleep cycle for me to wake up, in order for me to feel refreshed.  A friend of mine has a tracker and hers gives her that information.  Is there a place I can study up on sleep patterns to find the information?

[Melissy2u]

I am looking for this information also.  Please help!

[StephanieFitbit]

Hi @Carewithann and @Melissy2u - It's great to have you here! I consider a good night sleep, when I sleep for 7 to 8 hours without waking up too much. Perhaps you can join this conversation: What does a "normal" sleep pattern look like? They have interesting points of view. And you can read @maddy 's excellent advice here: How do you improve your sleep quality? 

You can find more lifestyle tips from the National Sleep Foundation and the Mayo Clinic. Let me know if you have another question. Happy stepping! 

[sandycrochet]

I'll check out the links as well.  Only had the One (upgraded from the Zip) about a week so while I find the info sorta interesting to look at, I'm not sure how to benefit from it.

It's interesting to me how much it varies day to day, from say 25x restless one night to 1 x the following night.  If you don't know what caused you to be restless etc??  What does one do with the info?

AND, I think hubby is more restless then me; but he's not of the opinion wearing one makes any sense.  I thought he might like to try mine before purchasing one; but wondered if that works?  Do you have to change settings somehow to allow someone else to use your One...is our weight, height, age, and sex info calculating into the sleep or is that separate for the stepping etc.??

[StephanieFitbit]

@sandycrochet When you track your sleep, where do you wear your Fitbit One? It should be on your wrist every night. If your tracker is worn consistently in the same place with the same setting, the data it provides should be useful in helping you analyze your sleep patterns over time. 

It's better if you keep your sleep settings set to normal. You can verify them here. We're all different and our sleep depends in our habits. We have to sleep seven to eight hours every night and that should give you an idea if you need to go to bed earlier. I found out that I was sleeping 5 hours only so I focused on that. 

A "restless" state of sleep indicates that your body transitioned from a very restful position with little movement to moving around or tossing and turning. This does not mean that you were awake and cognizant of your movements, but it may indicate that you were not getting the most restful sleep possible at that time.

When your body is completely at rest and you are not moving, your Fitbit tracker records that as being "asleep." And when your tracker indicates that you are moving so much that restful sleep would not be possible, your sleep graph will indicate that you were "awake."

It's better if you don't share your tracker. Or you can update your profile settings. If you own a Premium account, you'll see that there's a Benchmark option. From there it compares you to every other user in the Fitbit database that have selected to be part of those stats. You can compare yourself depending on your age, weight and gender) and allows you to export your data as well. 

[sandycrochet]

Thanks for the good feedback.  I do wear it in the same place each night, left writs in the sleeve.  Have had a couple of really awful days at work, so will be anxious to see if my sleep pattern shows some difference now.

Thank you