Sunday, September 14, 2008

Biggest Sleeping MYTH

Myth: The older you get, the fewer hours of sleep you need.

Fact: Sleep experts recommend a total sleep time of seven to nine hours of sleep for the average adult. Sleep patterns change as people age, but the amount of sleep they generally need does not. Older people may wake more frequently through the night and may actually get less nighttime sleep, but their need for sleep is no less than that of younger adults. Older people tend to sleep more during the day because they may sleep less during the night.


2 comments:

Beh, YC said...

guess I'm the odd one that sleep less than 7 hours during working days and more than 10 hours during non working day...hahaha...

Joel Chu said...

At Least you compensate back on your off days
haha
no no the Keyword here is OLD
WAHAHAHA