Taking a Nap is Actually Good for Your Health! 7 Health Benefits of Napping

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Do you feel napping is a bad thing?

It depends on your schedule, but taking a nap is actually good for your health.
Here are 7 amazing benefits you can get from napping.

Recharge energy

Napping for 20-90 minutes can boost your energy!
Don't nap for too long though. Too much napping can make you feel more tired.

Stress Management

Studies show nappers gets lower blood pressure which help coping with anxiety and stress.

Learning and memory

Napping can help improve memory. While sleeping, short-term memories get transferred into long-term memories.

Make you more productive

Napping gives you more energy and help brain work better. This way, you can feel more productive in the afternoon!

Sense better

According to foremost nap scientist (napologist?) Sara C. Mednick, napping can improve your sensory perception as effectively as a night of sleep. This means that steak tastes better, the sunset looks purtier, and Annie’s Song sounds even better after a good nap.

Creativity

Improved sensory by napping can make you more creative.
If you are stuck, take a nap and refresh your head.

Concentration

study from the University of California, Berkeley found that the more hours we spend awake, the more sluggish our brains become. The solution? Nap. Study participants who took a siesta during a day of learning were able to pay better attention later that day. Those who missed naptime were more easily distracted and became worse at learning as the day went on.