Sleep is something that pretty much every human does and needs. This week, I’ll be writing about sleep, the amount of time you sleep, and the advantages and disadvantages of doing certain things. The average young adult or adult is around seven to nine hours of sleep and for the average age of school students are eight and a half hours to ten and a half hours.
Generally, it is better to sleep more than less, however, there are downsides to both. Sleeping for short periods of time have been connected to higher risks of obesity, lack of energy, less effective immune system, and other symptoms. Getting too much sleep has also been connected to obesity, heart disease, and higher chances of stroke. When you get the right amount of sleep each night you reduce your levels of stress and give you more energy throughout your day. As an average adult, sleeping more than eight hours a night reduces your chances of getting a cold by three times compared to people who sleep less than seven hours. Sleeping the correct amount can also help improve your reaction time and reduce the amount of food that you consume in a day. I believe that you can sleep in one or two times on the weekends or stay up late for one day if you need to finish a project for school, but generally, I think you should get the recommended amount of sleep for most nights each week.
In the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to get into a better sleep schedule with a few more hours of sleep than before. It hasn’t been that much harder, but I have noticed that now I tend to have a harder time waking up to alarm clocks and I want to sleep longer. Overall, there is proof that the amount of sleep you get does affect your help and that you should monitor your sleep schedule.