insomnia work
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Is it healthy to take lots of naps on the weekend if you have insomnia during the week?
I have insomnia most work nights, only getting 5-6 hours. I catch up on my sleep on the weekends. Is this healthy?
Mostly yes. I am an athletic medicine student trainer at my school so I have been over this type of issue before. Just think of yourself carrying a backpack- every hour of sleep you miss that your body needs, its like adding 2 bricks to your backpack. Eventually when you seriously are lacking in sleep your body shuts down (just like you would eventually tire out from carrying a bunch of bricks in your backpack). This is a simplistic way of understanding your body’s need for sleep but I think you get the point. Your napping on the weekend is just your body’s way of “catching up” of the sleep you need. The only down side is you miss out on the weekend activities you could be doing :]
Insomnia, work, life 
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