My husband was watching the Today show the other day. There was a psychologist on it that said Americans (don't know about Canadians) are averaging 6.1 hours per night, way below the recommened 8 (for most people; individuals vary). Apparently, brain activity falls way off after that. I'm sure swimming performance must too. So
1. How much sleep are people getting?
2. How much sleep would you like to get?
3. How much sleep is conducive to best swim performance?
4. Does lack of sleep effect your performance at practice or a meet?
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Plus, it's my own belief/experience that women in their 40s are often troubled sleepers because of hormones, stress, driving their kids to early am swim practice, etc. Unfortunately, I fall into that category.
Shhh... I tell my wife it's because she has some guily secret(s), whereas I sleep like a log due to no guilt, when I sleep. I am afraid that I am one of those who rarely gets more than 6 hours, but it is normal on my dad's side of the family. My parenal grandmother was down to 2 hours a night by the time she died at 90. My siblings are the same and I think we drove my parents nuts as kids, because my sisters were up half the night & then my brother & I got up very early. My parents never got any rest.
Plus, it's my own belief/experience that women in their 40s are often troubled sleepers because of hormones, stress, driving their kids to early am swim practice, etc. Unfortunately, I fall into that category.
Shhh... I tell my wife it's because she has some guily secret(s), whereas I sleep like a log due to no guilt, when I sleep. I am afraid that I am one of those who rarely gets more than 6 hours, but it is normal on my dad's side of the family. My parenal grandmother was down to 2 hours a night by the time she died at 90. My siblings are the same and I think we drove my parents nuts as kids, because my sisters were up half the night & then my brother & I got up very early. My parents never got any rest.
