Article: Integrate naps into your daily life in 5 days: a practical guide - DAY 2

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Intégrez la sieste dans votre quotidien en 5 jours : un guide pratique - JOUR 2

Mar 13, 2024Santé

Integrate naps into your daily life in 5 days: a practical guide - DAY 2

D2 - Finding the perfect moment

The timing of your power nap is crucial to ensuring a successful experience and reaping the full benefits of napping. Ideally, choose a time slot between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. , when afternoon fatigue begins to set in. Make sure you have a 10- to 20-minute break available in your schedule. Block this time each day for your power nap and make it non-negotiable.

For this second session, here is our advice:

Don't focus on yesterday's experience. Every day is different.
Recreate the favorable conditions (time, place, phone off, alarm set) and don't hesitate to adjust the duration of your power nap if you feel the need.
Make it a priority to relax your whole body.
Strive to complete the duration you have chosen. This is your moment. It is precious, and remember that it is very short! 10 minutes is the time for a coffee break.
After this second nap, try to compare your first two sessions. Did you feel a difference? Perhaps fewer thoughts, more relaxation in the body?

See you tomorrow for the 3rd session!

Did you know?

More than 88% of mammals have polyphasic sleep , meaning they sleep several times a day. This has also been the case for humans for a very long time. In fact, it is since the industrial revolution and in particular the arrival of artificial lighting in homes that we have switched to a single rest period ! But if you think about it, with a good night of 8 hours, we are still asking our body to last 16 hours straight without a break!