Are you for short naps or long naps? NASA scientists have studied the subject, and they tell us the exact time we should sleep.
The nap is a national sport in Spain, or at least it was until the economic crises forced the majority to work more and more hours for less pay …
All that can is taken some nap from time to time, but the duration It is a very particular issue: there are people who cannot last more than 15 minutes, and others who can spend more than 2 hours quietly, and even put on their pajamas …
What is the ideal length of a nap? NASA has studied its pilots and astronauts and has the exact figure.
Although it is a scientific entity, a good part of NASA astronauts are military, including fighter pilots.
These military men carry out very stressful missions, or that sometimes last more than 16 hours, and many of them they resort to naps to regain strength.
In his study, which comes to us via Businesss Insider USA, NASA has found that pilots who slept in the cockpit for 26 minutes showed improvements in alertness of up to 54% and work performance of 34%, compared to pilots who did not sleep. But 26 minutes is a very high figure …
The problem is that with a 26 minute nap, some pilots also showed drowsiness after waking up.
That’s the problem with naps: if they are short they do not produce much benefit, and if they are long they cause drowsiness, and can even disrupt your night’s sleep.
After conducting numerous tests with its pilots, NASA concludes that the ideal length of a nap is between 10 and 20 minutes.
Divide sleep into 5 phases, and consider that it is enough to sleep one phase (10 minutes) or two (20 minutes) to be able to regain vitality and maintain it all day, until night.
So now you know, if you are one of those who takes a good nap for a couple of hours, it is time to change your habits …