4 ms·
> Everybody knows you should get 8-9 hours of sleep per night I'm with you on health choices and quality of sleep, but I've never needed more than 6-7 hours in
by buckbova 11y ago
> Everybody knows you should get 8-9 hours of sleep per night
I'm with you on health choices and quality of sleep, but I've never needed more than 6-7 hours in the rack.
> The National Institutes of Health suggests that school-age children need at least 10 hours of sleep daily, teens need 9-105 hours, and adults need 7-8 hours.
According to the article 7-8 for adults is normal.
- tertius 11y ago8 hours is at the top of the bell curve for general feeling of well being (low depression and high energy).
- 0xffff2 11y ago>teens need 9-105 hours Sounds about right...
- cheepin 11y agoI don't know, 9 seems a bit on the low end. From watching relatives grow up, the teenage years seems to be where bad sleep habits start in many cases.
- ZeroFries 11y agoWeight training and other heavy exercises up your needs. I imagine high stress would, as well. In a way, it's similar to the number of calories you need on a given day; highly individual and depends on the day/ preceding days