Is it possible to make up for lost sleep the next night? Kind of.
Sleep is a restorative practice, allowing your brain to catalog knowledge and heal your body as you sleep. It determines what is necessary to keep and what can be let go of. Your brain develops new mechanisms to help you get through the day. Sleeping also helps the blood vessels and heart to recover and repair themselves.
What are the consequences of bad sleep cycles:
Sleep deprivation on a regular basis has the potential to trigger a variety of health issues. Diabetes, a compromised immune system, and high blood pressure are also possible side effects. You may also have elevated cortisol levels, which is a stress hormone.
This can hinder performance on the field and also not help you gain the necessary rest to recover from a bad day. It’s important that you have it in check or it could completely put your sports schedule off.
Tips to get better sleep:
If you don’t get enough sleep, there are a few things you can do to make up for it.
- During the early afternoon, take a 20-minute power nap.
- On weekends, sleep for no more than a couple of hours past the usual wake-up time.
- If you don’t get enough sleep one night, go to bed a little sooner on the next night.
With these tips, you’ll be on the path to better, more quality sleep in the months to come.