Sleeping is the most negligible activity. We skip sleeping whenever we feel like it and doze off at any time of the day. We have read in our biology textbooks that sleep is important but we are yet to understand the importance of sleep. Here we will know and understand sleep
and its importance. So, here we go!
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP?
We are always advised to get 8 hours of night sleep as it is important for our brain and body. Now, the next obvious question is – why is sleep important for the brain? We understand that sleep is important for the body to give us some rest but why the brain? Let’s know here. Sleeping at night has many benefits, especially for the brain. Sleeping helps us to take a break from negative thoughts and provides comfort.
Did you know that the body and brain are most active while sleeping!
While sleeping, the brain cells activate and regulate the damaged cells in the body. The brain is responsible for repairing the damaged areas and shedding off the damaged and dead cells.
Did you know – Our body sheds thousands of dead cells every night!
Sleeping allows the brain to focus on the overall functioning of the body and repair it,
providing rest and rejuvenation to the body. Let us know some other reasons for the
importance of sleep.
● Increases productivity
Sleep helps in the active functioning of the brain, thereby increasing our concentration
power. Sleep helps in shutting off negative thoughts and gives our brain a break to work on
better things.
● Helps to fight depression
With the increasing awareness about mental health, we all know the severity and
seriousness of depression. Whenever a depression problem is diagnosed, a person tends to
sleep a lot after consuming medications. We often wonder about what kind of treatment is
this, it would have been better to pop in some sleeping pills but it is not so.
Lack of sleep is one of the causes of depression. And when a depressed person sleeps,
he/their sleep quality comes back on track, giving their brain the much-needed time to
repair and rejuvenate the person. Sleep importance can be best understood by a person
who has spent nights wanting to sleep but couldn’t get one.
Sleep takes away all the depressing thoughts and conflicts that the person is going through
and allows them to get some peace and comfort. The more they sleep, the better are the
chances of recovery.
● Immunity building
What is immunity? Immunity is the ability of the body to fight against bacteria and viruses
so that we stay healthy and don't fall ill often. So, to strengthen our immune system and the
white blood cells, they need rest. Sleep helps them to get proper rest to function better.
● Reduces Inflammation
Lack of sleep does not allow the required damages to be repaired. These damages further
cause inflammation in the body, leading to inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammation is a
bad sign for the overall health of the body.
Having a good night’s sleep, however, tends to reduce the problem and promote repaired
cells in the body.
● Helps in reducing weight
Well, here is some good news for everyone who’s struggling to lose weight. Lack of sleep
causes fluctuations in the normal appetite of a person. A sleep-deprived person undergoes
an increased growth of appetite stimulating hormones and decreased amount of appetite
suppressing hormones.
This leads a sleep-deprived person to consume more food than his/her normal appetite and
intake more calories. On the other hand, people who get abundant sleep consume normal
amounts of food with better digestion.
I hope you all could understand the importance of sleep. But how to manage sleep during workout sessions? How does sleep help workout sessions? Let’s know the answer here!
HOW DOES SLEEP HELP WORK OUT?
Gym lovers often ask a common question: how much sleep is necessary for them to stay fit. Being fitness freaks, we already understand the importance of sleep. But do we understand
how sleep helps our workouts? Well, you will know now!
● Deep sleep is important to help in repairing the cells after a killer workout session. It
also helps in building up the muscles.
● It gives our body a break from the intensive movements, allowing it to recover from
all the hard work.
● Sleep induces energy. Sleep helps in giving us a break from the monotonous tasks
and helps us to re-energize ourselves for the next day.
● It is said that undisturbed sleep helps in the production of growth hormones in the
body. The growth hormones are beneficial for height and muscle growth, a dream for all the gym freaks.
CONCLUSION
Every activity that our body has been naturally assigned to do holds immense importance
and benefits. It is high time we stop neglecting our sleep for binge-watching or talking
sessions and understand the importance of sleep. So tonight, keep away all the work and
fun aside and go to have a deep and undisturbed sleep. Happy Sleeping!
