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Are power naps healthy?

Do you sometimes feel sleepy during the day? Feel tired and need a break from your task? When you don’t have enough sleep, you become a bit cranky and easily upset with things around you. Experts suggest that you shall take a nap during the day to feel charged again.


There are studies that power nap is beneficial to counter feeling sleepy in daytime and waking up feeling revitalise. Sleepyheads can take a break from task and take a power nap to improve mood and alertness.


It is like a supplement to our normal sleep and recovery from mental fatigue and alleviate sleepiness. A nap is usually taken during daytime in a short period of sleep.


How long is consider good minutes for taking a nap?


Experts recommend for most people, to take 10 to 20 minutes short sleep. 5 minutes are too short and more than 45 minutes might cause you groggy though there are studies on taking a nap up to 90 minutes that improve memory and cognitive abilities.


When is the best napping time?


The best time to doze off is during the afternoon, somewhere between before lunch and after lunch. It means from around 12.30pm to 3pm. Try to avoid napping after 3pm because we don’t want to disrupt our normal night time sleep.


Where can I take my power nap?


To ensure your power nap is effective, the environment needs to support the ideal atmosphere. Find a dark and quiet room. You can wear eye mask for dark mode setting. Try to avoid distractions such as laptops and smartphones. To avoid you sleep too long, set your alarm to your napping time and doze off without worrying.


Some companies believe that napping can improve their employees’ performance, energetic and revitalise upon waking up. Companies like Facebook, Uber, Google and Ben & Jerry's have nap pods in their premises. There is a unique and cozy concept café called Nappuccino Café in Barcelona. It also aims for Nappuccino Corner in other business premises such as libraries, airports or even in restaurants.


However, not everyone is suitable for napping. People who have trouble falling asleep at night are not advised to regularly choose nodding off during the day. It will interrupt sleep cycle during night time if you experience poor quality sleep or insomnia.    


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