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quality & quantity
Usually we feel more rested during the day when we’ve had at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night. Here’s the thing though, good sleep isn’t all about quantity. Because even if you’re one of the lucky souls who actually gets the recommended hours, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting quality sleep.
News flash: not all sleep is created equal.
While quantity is a little easier to measure and track, quality is trickier. It’s the measure of how good your sleep actually is—meaning whether your sleep is real & restorative.
here are three
simple things to help understand the quality of your sleep
sleep latency
is a measure of how long it takes you to fall asleep. Dozing off shortly after you go to bed is a good indication that the quality of your sleep is good.
awake time
refers to how many minutes you spend awake if you wake up during the night. While it is normal to spend some time awake in the night, too long can affect your sleep quality.
sleep efficiency
is the percentage of time you spend actually sleeping while in bed. Ideally, you want to spend most of your time in bed sleeping for optimal health and well-being.
some things
to factor in
Like anything when it comes to our bodies, we need to remember that we’re all different and our needs vary. Age and lifestyle play a big part.
the skinny
Not all sleep is created equal
Good sleep is both how you sleep
and how long you sleep
You can measure sleep quality by sleep latency, awake time and sleep efficiency
