Sleep is Magical

Some of my first words to my friend this morning were: " 1/11/11 Make a wish!" All with the intention of making this day completely magical. Little did I know that destiny had a pretty hard trip planned out for me.Finally I am home and I can sleep it off. Unlike common believe, sleeping is not missing out actually sleep can be beneficial not only mentally but physically. We healthy people of the world, search, respect and practice all that which can only be of good nature. Therefore, let us explore all of the above about snoozing.


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We are shunned if we use wikipedia for professional research at school, so I will get it out of my system by using it all here. Truth is , wikipedia is a great source of information plus it allows you to classify what you read into what you believe to be truth or not. A great skill we should all apply when reading and analyzing all media, don't always believe what you see or read (especially in politics).


*cough , cough* back to the health benefits of sleep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

Sleep is fabulous! that's my summary. OK, maybe not all of that but it is great. Think about it this way, when you go to bed you turn off your computer right? why? well because it needs a rest. Your body is way cooler than your computer. True story. When you sleep your body slows down its metabolism in order to concentrate your energy in rejuvenating cells and anything else that needs to be fixed in your body.That is why you feel so good after a good night sleep! Apart from that , your body can burn 500+ calories just snoozing. YES! that's the equivalent to running about 5 miles at a moderate pace. Add to that the emotional benefits of reduced stressed and reduced depression. I sold you didn't I?! Well I sure hope so.

Try this website to find out how many calories you burn in your daily activities:

http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi


In summary, sleep is one of your best friends in weight loss. Never , ever skip sleeping your necessary 7-8 hrs at night for an hour at the gym. Remember, weight loss is not natural and your body needs time to rejuvenate and reconstruct all those sexy muscles you are working so hard to get. When you hit the sheets tonight do it with a smile , you're doing the right thing.

Sweet dreams!