How many hour should we sleep in a day ?

lhhai · #1 Feb 3, 2006, 07:31 AM

Hi all,

In your opinion, how many hour should we sleep in a day ?
How many is best for our brain and our body ?

Cheers
Ly Hoang Hai

manutd4eva · Feb 3, 2006, 07:36 AM

dosnt it depend on the person? iv heard it should be 6 hours but i sleep about 4 or 5

nwsflash · Feb 3, 2006, 01:32 PM

I think kids need around 9 hours sleep and adults need about 6 hours sleep. But as manu says its down to what the persons body can cope with.

orange · Feb 3, 2006, 01:50 PM

I think it's highly individual. Doctors recommend about 8 hours, but some people need more and others can get by on less. Personally, I'm good with 7 hours a night.

Jesushelper76 · Feb 3, 2006, 01:52 PM

I have heard that regular 8 hours of sleep a night is ideal. I get between 3 - 5 hours.

nwsflash · Feb 3, 2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by orange

I think it's highly individual. Doctors recommend about 8 hours, but some people need more and others can get by on less. Personally, I'm good with 7 hours a night.

I would agree Orange for health reasons you need to go with what your body is telling you

nwsflash · Feb 3, 2006, 01:58 PM

Jesushelper76 & Manu I got the same problem, most of the time im like 4/5 hours sleep and im fine and feel well , but then sometimes once in a blue moon i'll be knocked out for around 12 hours ??? But this is once in a blue moon.

orange · Feb 3, 2006, 01:58 PM

Actually a good way to find out what you personally need is to try going to bed at the same time for a couple of weeks, and don't use an alarm to wake yourself up. You should find that you notice a pattern after a while, that your body just naturally wakes you up after a certain amount of sleep, and that the time you get up is fairly constant (unless you're sick or using medication of course). That's how I found out I need 7 hours.

manutd4eva · Feb 3, 2006, 02:00 PM

great idea that is but i tried that along with other things i have been told and i wake up at like random times and go back to sleep then wake up and cant go to sleep and i dont really want to get ready for school at 4am. then again it would be a great time to do my homework....

nwsflash · Feb 3, 2006, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orange

Actually a good way to find out what you personally need is to try going to bed at the same time for a couple of weeks, and don't use an alarm to wake yourself up. You should find that you notice a pattern after a while, that your body just naturally wakes you up after a certain amount of sleep, and that the time you get up is fairly constant (unless you're sick or using medication of course). That's how I found out I need 7 hours.

LoL Orange I don't sleep well, but knowing my luck I would over sleep and not make it into work

my boss would kick my ***



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