Are you feeling tired?
If so, then feeling better and more alert may be as simple as taking a quick
power nap! Researchers have recently determined that a quick, effective ten to
twenty minute nap can reload a person’s energy and enable him or her to get back
to work without a problem. Of course, a small burst of sleep isn’t going to
have the exact same effects as a longer amount.
Researchers found that those who were too tired to function at maximum capacity may have recovered energy after a twenty minute snooze, but didn’t really improve in terms of memory, cognitive processing, or overall mental speed. To improve in those areas, a nap of at least an hour was needed, researchers found.
The good news is that napping can happen anywhere—at your
desk or, preferably, in your nice, comfortable bed. You can even nap outside;
just make sure you’re out of direct sunlight and, even then, that you wear sun
block. Otherwise you could find yourself worrying about sun spot removal and skin cancer, and
having to deal with the threat of cancer and sun spot removal is a whole lot
worse than simply feeling tired! #SunSpotRemovalDenver
