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nickynoodles · 06-20-2009, 08:52 AM

Hi Lena,

I posted something like this before to people doing 'up at 5' 30 day trials...

The fact is, humans need about 7 hours sleep a night to remain healthy. If you don't get this, you build up a 'sleep debt' which carries over from day to day. You end up feeling more and more tired. There is plenty of research on sleep to back those two statements up.

If you want to get up a 5am, you need to be asleep at about 10. Which, for me, is way too early. So the compromise I came to was to sleep for 7 hours. I set an alarm 7 hours later than I go to bed (unless I *have* to be up for something). This usually means I'm up at 6:15, and I never have to nap.

I realised that just because Steve goes to bed early and gets up at 5, doesn't mean it a good fit for everyone. If you're needing naps, your body is desperately trying to make up its ~7 hours. So my advice is to find a 7 hour 'time slot' that's right for you, and you can be satisfied that you're not 'wasting' any time over-sleeping.

06-20-2009, 08:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
nickynoodles Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 24	Hi Lena, I posted something like this before to people doing 'up at 5' 30 day trials... The fact is, humans need about 7 hours sleep a night to remain healthy. If you don't get this, you build up a 'sleep debt' which carries over from day to day. You end up feeling more and more tired. There is plenty of research on sleep to back those two statements up. If you want to get up a 5am, you need to be asleep at about 10. Which, for me, is way too early. So the compromise I came to was to sleep for 7 hours. I set an alarm 7 hours later than I go to bed (unless I have to be up for something). This usually means I'm up at 6:15, and I never have to nap. I realised that just because Steve goes to bed early and gets up at 5, doesn't mean it a good fit for everyone. If you're needing naps, your body is desperately trying to make up its ~7 hours. So my advice is to find a 7 hour 'time slot' that's right for you, and you can be satisfied that you're not 'wasting' any time over-sleeping. Last edited by nickynoodles; 06-20-2009 at 08:56 AM.