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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wow that's a lot of sleep! how old are you, may i ask?
scyfreestyler: i feel like i could go on four or five hours of sleep in high school but as I'm getting older I need more and more. It hurts to only sleep five hours and get up and swim or go to work. Whereas when I was younger I could pull all nighters and be just fine the next day. at least for me, as i'm getting older (granted i'm only 24) i need more sleep, i'm getting too old for late nights and early mornings! :D
wow that's a lot of sleep! how old are you, may i ask?
scyfreestyler: i feel like i could go on four or five hours of sleep in high school but as I'm getting older I need more and more. It hurts to only sleep five hours and get up and swim or go to work. Whereas when I was younger I could pull all nighters and be just fine the next day. at least for me, as i'm getting older (granted i'm only 24) i need more sleep, i'm getting too old for late nights and early mornings! :D
