Don’t you wish we could all go back to those days when our parents required us to take a nap? I use to do everything in my power not to take a nap when I was little, but now I wish someone would institute a grown-up nap-time. The Boston Globe recently published an article about how beneficial naps are. Here are a few of the benefits to napping!
-A Slew of studies have shown that naps boost alertness, creativity, mood, and productivity in the later hours of the day
- A Nap of 60 minutes improves alertness for up to 10 hours
-Research on pilots shows that a 26-min nap in flight (while the plane is manned by the copilot) enhanced performance by 34% and overall alertness by 54 %
-One Harvard study published this year showed that a 45-minute nap improves learning and memory.
-Napping reduces stress and lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and excessive weight gain
To read the full article and read tips on how to nap check it out online.
