Everyone needs sleep, but with the start of the new school year, sleep seems to be a thing of the past. What with countless hours of homework, extracurriculars, possible jobs, etc., it is practically impossible to get the right amount of sleep, which is obviously vital for us to be healthy, and for our bodies to function properly.
Without sleep, people are less efficient and more irritable. In general, teens require a little over nine hours of sleep to perform at their best during the day. But, depending on the person, and sometimes even their health conditions, a person may need five hours of sleep, or ten hours of sleep. Sleep gives your body a chance to rest and make any necessary repairs, not just from illness and injury, but from the stress and strain of everyday life.
Not getting enough sleep can negatively affect a person during the day. Yawning, sometimes mistaken for signs of boredom, is caused by too little sleep, as is falling asleep during the day and lack of concentration. All of these cause problems for students during the school day, leading to suffering grades.
Getting an hour (or more) less of sleep than you need makes your body and you brain crave sleep as much as if you had pulled an all-nighter. Some people, though, have a hard time falling asleep, especially students (teenagers) under great stress and anxiety, who often have too many worries to fall asleep as soon as possible when they get in bed.
So go "catch some Zs" and get a fresh start for tomorrow.
1 comment:
The blog entry about not getting enough sleep is relevant to us. Doing homework, studying for tests/ quizzes, and the extracurricular activities we do, might deprive us of our sleep, when extended through the night. Thus people should learn about time management and what their priorities are.
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