How Long Should A Nap Be

How Long Should A Nap Be

10 - 20 minutes

If you choose to give your body a rest of 10 to 20 minutes during the day you will become more productive. Take a nap for 10 to 20 minutes to boost alertness, energy, to refresh and get back to work. This length usually limits you to the lighter stages of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, making it easier to hit ground running after the waking up. 

30 minutes

Some studies show sleeping this long may cause inertia, a hangover like groggy feeling that last for up to 30 minutes after waking up before the naps restorative benefits become apparent. Try to avoid sleep for 30 minutes to prevent feeling extremely groggy.

60 minutes

This nap is best to improve the memory. It includes the deepest type of slow wave sleep. It is recommended to take a nap for 60 minutes to improve your communication skills, focus, memory and face and name recognition. Negative effects : light-hearted feeling of a hangover after waking up. 

90 minutes

90 minutes.. it's a full cycle of sleep. Meaning the lighter and deeper stages including REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, typically liked to the dreaming stage of sleep. The positive benefits 90 minutes sleep are improve emotional and procedural memory (same like playing the piano) and creativity. A nap of this length typically avoids sleep inertia make it easier to wake up.

**have some refreshment of yourself..... have a nap during the day....