2006-06-15 08:32:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Many people would reply by saying a minimum of eight hours of rest. But the answer doesn't depend solely on how many hours you log in bed. Night after night, you need deep uninterrupted sleep in a bed that provides adequate comfort support and space. What matters most of all is how you feel in the morning. If you wake up full of renewed energy, you've had a good night's sleep.
There is no one formula for how much sleep is enough for you. Expecting all people to need the same amount of rest would be as absurd as expecting them to eat the same amount of food every day. Each of us seems to have an innate sleep "appetite" that is as much a part of our genetic programming as hair color, height and skin tone. Normal sleep times range from five to ten hours; the average is 7 1/2. About one or two people in one hundred can get by with just five hours; another small minority needs twice that amount.
How much sleep is enough for you? To figure out your sleep needs, keep your wake-up time the same every morning and vary your bedtimes. Are you groggy after six hours of shut-eye? Does an extra hour give your more stamina? What about an extra two hours? Since too much time in bed can make some people feel sluggish, don't assume that more is always better. Listen to your body's signals and adjust your sleep schedule to suit them.
Keep in mind that sleep needs change with age. And the older you are, the less total sleep time you may need. A newborn may spend 18 hours asleep. From infancy to adulthood, sleep decreases by more than half. Throughout the middle decades of life, seven or eight hours of sleep generally are needed to provide adequate rest. For older individuals, six hours may suffice.
2006-06-21 08:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm over 50 and I get about 7 hours average. My wife gets about the same but in 1- 2 hour bursts, she wakes throws all the clothes off the bed then doses off again!!!
2006-06-15 08:57:14 · answer #2 · answered by huge001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as they need. Everyone is different. Sleeping is a good thing.
2006-06-15 08:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7-8 hours a day
2006-06-15 08:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by shoosh_b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good for every one to have about 8 housr sleep.But every one is different it depends on your meyabalism,as long as you are not always tired you are probably getting the required sleep for your body.
2006-06-15 08:52:42 · answer #5 · answered by TAFF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AT LEAST 8 hours a day, although i know my parents only get about 6!!
2006-06-15 08:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by cuddlymummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone should have atleast 8 hours of sleep
2006-06-15 09:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by acronin627 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
l am 50 plus and as far as l am concerned as much as posable.
2006-06-15 08:36:59 · answer #8 · answered by scooby.doo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as much as they want the same as anyone
2006-06-20 09:35:34 · answer #9 · answered by spud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋