How many hours of sleep do you need to feel good?

The average body needs 7-9 hours of sleep a night. But this number varies depending on age. What happens if we sleep too little?

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Sleep is man's first medicine: but how many hours of sleep do we need? Sleep is a health elixir that we must learn not to waste, depending on our age and the needs of our body: once it's lost, it can't be regained, not even with two very long naps. If the sleep deficit is constant, and we therefore waste the pleasure and importance of sleeping well, regularly, and at the right times, then the body suffers and the sensation of fatigue it becomes dailyIn fact, it enters our body and mind and is always with us. Therefore: maximum attention to sleep without sacrificing relaxation, even at night (if we like it), but let's take particular care to protect our sleep.

Minimum hours of sleep

Precious, beneficial and indispensable, the sonno, as the doctors of the Salerno School already said in the Middle Ages, is "man's first medicine". A study confirms: Only by sleeping do we cleanse our brain and regain mental clarity..

But how many hours should you sleep? It depends. Our body, on average, needs 7-9 hours of sonno per night. Instead, a third of Italians are well below this average, also due to the constant demands of technology. This is why it would be better to reduce the hours spent in front of pc, tablets and smartphones. And never use them before going to bed..

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Hours of sleep by age group

Le hours of sleep Once a minimum amount has been established, the hours of sleep needed can vary based on a person's characteristics, especially their age. These are the hours of sleep needed based on age groups.

  • Newborns from 0 to 3 months. The recommended duration is between 14 and 17 hours.
  • Newborns from 4 to 18 months. The range of hours required is between 12 and 15 hours.
  • Children aged 1-2. Expected duration 11-14 hours.
  • Children aged 3-5. 10 to 13 hours of sleep are needed.
  • Children aged 6-13. With the onset of school age, the recommended hours drop to 9-11 hours.
  • Teenagers aged 14-17. With adolescence there is a further reduction in the required hours, which become 7-11.
  • Young adults aged 18-25. Once you reach adulthood, the hours needed fall within a range of 7-9 hours.
  • Mature adults aged 26 to 64. In this age group, things don't change much compared to the previous age group, but the range widens from 6 to 10 hours.
  • Older adults over the age of 65. Recommended hours of sleep: 7-8.

How many hours of sleep do you need to lose weight?

According to research by Center for Health and Human Performance Those who sleep between 5 and 6 hours a night are 12 percent more likely to gain weight and become overweight, untilobesitySleep, in fact, is also an important regulator of our body weight, and sleeping regularly, after physical activity throughout the day, helps prevent excess weight gain. Here too, the recommended range is between 7 and 9 hours.

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