2006-06-18 12:31:17 · 9 answers · asked by trina 1 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 08:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not as much the quantity of sleep in hours or minutes that you would require when 50 years of age but the quality of that sleep that is important.
1/ Open the window and curtains during the daytime to let fresh air and Sunshine into the bedroom.
2/ Take care that the room temperature is not to hot and stuffy regulate the central heating set to switch off by 8pm.
3/ Get into bed before 10pm turn of light and TV radio etc.,
[after the hour of 10pm the sleep is not as restorative hence the term beauty sleep]
4 Leave your worries of the day out side the door.
3/ Switch off and get a full peaceful nights sleep you body clock will know what is required - this may vary depending on your physical and mental state.
note ; do not eat after 8 pm this can effect your sleep pattern and the quality of sleep.
2006-06-19 02:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by jean811823 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 to 8 hours
2006-06-19 01:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually around 6-8 hours.
2006-06-18 12:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than 6 hours. Sleep tight too with sweet dreams.
Sweet dreams and sleep tight.
Good night.
2006-06-18 12:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by 123456 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 hour
2006-06-18 12:38:08 · answer #6 · answered by forever22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine as much as the person needed 5,10,20 years ago? i don't think the amount of sleep we need changes with age.
2006-06-19 01:47:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
come on over here, and you can sleep as long as you want
2006-06-18 12:35:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as you feel you need, honey.
2006-06-19 00:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by Kango Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋