A nap is a short sleep, which you usually take during the day. This is to catch up on sleep if you are slightly sleep deprived and helps you to get a bit of rest, enough to carry on with the day.
Naps are not the most beneficial ways to combat sleep deprivation and you should look to get a good amount of sleep if you are sleep deprived.
There are a few types of nap that have been researched over the past 20 years and the best ones are said to be; the power nap, a regular nap or a caffeine nap.
A power nap is where you go to sleep for around 20 minutes. The benefits of this nap come from the short amount of time that you are asleep. When you have a proper sleep, you do not drift into a deep sleep within the first 20 minutes, this is why this nap is said to be so reviving for you. You will wake up before you drift into a deep sleep meaning that you will not get the groggy feeling that you get when you first wake up. You will however, get enough sleep for you to feel like you have been rested enough to carry on with the day.
A regular nap lasts between one and two hours and you should make sure that you wake up after this time. You will sleep for long enough to feel the benefits of a deep sleep as your body will have been in deep sleep for long enough in this time.
A caffeine nap is where you sleep for the same time as a power nap but you have a highly caffeinated drink before you go to sleep. It works because you get the benefits of the nap and also the benefits of the caffeine when you wake up. The caffeine will not have an effect on you before you wake up from your nap as it takes approximately 20 minutes to work.
Naps are not the most beneficial ways to combat sleep deprivation and you should look to get a good amount of sleep if you are sleep deprived.
There are a few types of nap that have been researched over the past 20 years and the best ones are said to be; the power nap, a regular nap or a caffeine nap.
A power nap is where you go to sleep for around 20 minutes. The benefits of this nap come from the short amount of time that you are asleep. When you have a proper sleep, you do not drift into a deep sleep within the first 20 minutes, this is why this nap is said to be so reviving for you. You will wake up before you drift into a deep sleep meaning that you will not get the groggy feeling that you get when you first wake up. You will however, get enough sleep for you to feel like you have been rested enough to carry on with the day.
A regular nap lasts between one and two hours and you should make sure that you wake up after this time. You will sleep for long enough to feel the benefits of a deep sleep as your body will have been in deep sleep for long enough in this time.
A caffeine nap is where you sleep for the same time as a power nap but you have a highly caffeinated drink before you go to sleep. It works because you get the benefits of the nap and also the benefits of the caffeine when you wake up. The caffeine will not have an effect on you before you wake up from your nap as it takes approximately 20 minutes to work.
