Who says napping is a bum thing? The siesta is one of the little pleasures of life , it is incredibly healthy and helps us to have a better quality of life. But that's all, with a headstrong of 26 minutes, never again. A little break with which to return to our daily activity with all the energies recovered.
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The perfect nap: only 26 minutes
Some countries discriminate against others because they have a habit of practicing the healthy exercise of siesta. They think that it is a way of wasting time, a sign of passivity and laziness. Big mistake . And if we need a justification to prove it we can use hundreds of studies that support us, in fact, the last institution to show us its benefits is NASA . The data provided by the United States Transportation Safety Board showed that napping helps air traffic controllers be more effective. But yes, the necessary rest time is 26 minutes . No more no less.
Sleeping during this time gives us a 34% higher performance. This information has also been endorsed by the Hospital Quirón de Valencia (Spain), demonstrating that taking the siesta allows us to face the day with greater energy.
Benefits of napping
You may be interested in knowing the origin of the word "siesta". The Romans wed it with reference to the so-called "sixth hour," that is, those between 14 and 16 hours, where there was a healthy habit of resting after the meal, to face the rest of the day afterwards with renewed enthusiasm. That is to say, the benefits of the siesta were known already from the antiquity, but we see in detail which aspects it contributes to us.
It is relaxing, with only half an hour we clear the mind, relieve our body of stress and anxiety accumulated during the morning.
Its restorative effect oxygenates our cells, preventing stress, aging, and helping us to have a better quality of life and live longer.
According to several studies, the siesta improves our creativity and the ability to solve problems . It may sound exaggerated, but it has an explanation. At times, the daily pressures block our brain, we are exhausted and collapsed by tension. A little rest at noon frees us from this oppression to relax, to relieve us. We feel better and that is when we see things more clearly.
Reduces the risk of heart attacks.
It helps us maintain a healthy and healthy beauty. There is nothing like getting up a little more relaxed and calm to have a better expression on the face.
It improves our work performance.
It helps us to maintain good mental health , to be a little more positive and to face things with more energy and energy.
It fights anxiety and stress.
It improves our digestion , the siesta favors the muscular relaxation helping our digestive system to work with greater effectiveness.
These benefits will only be possible if the nap is short . Never more than half an hour. To sleep more, we would begin to alter the cycles of sleep, we would not want to go to sleep at night, we would sleep later and our health and rhythms would end up altering.
So do not hesitate to give that little head at noon.