Law1 min ago
Sleep Cycles
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Hi,
Got myself a new Fitbit the other day and obviously I’m havent to get used to it.
But I’m a bit confused by the sleep cycle chart it give you.
I’ve had a jolly good look on google and have asked what is the recommended % of your sleep should be deep and REM sleep but it just comes up with loads of waffle and charts that don’t show me anything. They all say 90 ,impute cycles but not how much time in each part.
Does anyone know the accepted ‘norms’ for deep and REM sleep or can direct me to a simple guide please?
For example last night I had only 28 minutes of deep sleep all night and 34 minutes the night before.
Got myself a new Fitbit the other day and obviously I’m havent to get used to it.
But I’m a bit confused by the sleep cycle chart it give you.
I’ve had a jolly good look on google and have asked what is the recommended % of your sleep should be deep and REM sleep but it just comes up with loads of waffle and charts that don’t show me anything. They all say 90 ,impute cycles but not how much time in each part.
Does anyone know the accepted ‘norms’ for deep and REM sleep or can direct me to a simple guide please?
For example last night I had only 28 minutes of deep sleep all night and 34 minutes the night before.
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"On a typical night a young adult who sleeps well will spend about 5% in Stage 1, 50% in Stage 2, 28% in deep sleep (3 or 4) and about 25% in REM sleep"
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However I suspect that most doctors would say that as long as you don't still feel tired once you've got out of bed and 'refreshed yourself', and you don't feel tired later on in the day either, the sleep that you're getting is perfectly adequate (irrespective of what information any gadgets might provide you with).
"On a typical night a young adult who sleeps well will spend about 5% in Stage 1, 50% in Stage 2, 28% in deep sleep (3 or 4) and about 25% in REM sleep"
Source:
http://
However I suspect that most doctors would say that as long as you don't still feel tired once you've got out of bed and 'refreshed yourself', and you don't feel tired later on in the day either, the sleep that you're getting is perfectly adequate (irrespective of what information any gadgets might provide you with).
I dont know which fitbit you've got, but when I go to my dashboard for my Charge 2, I click on the sleep tile which shows me my daily and weekly sleep pattern. Then I click on the day I want to see..."today". On that page I can see Sleep Stages...below that is a panel with "today", 30 Day average" and "Benchmark" . This third one compares my sleep to that of other women my age.
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