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like a
Elite sports sleep coach
Nick Littlehales has
trained athletes,
including Ronaldo,
on how to sleep better.
Now it's your turn...

S

leep is central to our wellbeing
- that has always been clear to me.
Yet so often, it seems to be wildly
underestimated. A recent
YouGov study, for example,
found that getting less than six
hours sleep per night increases
the risk of an early death by
up to 12% - not to mention the
increased risk of a stroke, obesity,
diabetes, osteoporosis, memory
loss, cardiac disease, accidents
and a reduced resilience to
managing stress. At the same
time, poor sleep quality
affects alertness, awareness,
mood, motivation, stamina
and decision-making.

THE 90-MINUTE CYCLE

A standard sleep cycle consists of five phases. Four are
non-REM (rapid eye movement), when the body enters
a deep sleep, and the fifth is REM sleep, when we dream.
The first cycle of REM sleep is short, but it becomes
longer with each cycle, and can last up to an hour.

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