now office workers have a short lunch break at noon. In order to cope with their work in the afternoon, many office workers will spend half an hour napping on their desks. However, the longer the nap time, the less strength they have. Lying on their desks at noon and sleeping in the morning will bring serious harm to their bodies. So, What are the dangers of sleeping on your stomach? What are the benefits of a nap? How to take a nap to make yourself more energetic? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about nap.
What are the hazards of sleeping on your stomach?
1. Aggravate physical fatigue
many people have the habit of sleeping on their stomach, because it is faster to fall asleep, but long-term sleeping on their stomach can not relax the body, but will make the muscles and skin tense for a long time. Even if the nap time is very long, it can not make the spirit more sufficient, Instead, the body will feel very tired. Nap time can not exceed one hour, control half an hour.
2. Most white-collar workers are prone to cervical spondylosis
. If they go on for a long time, they will bring pressure to the cervical spine, and the muscles of the shoulder and neck will become stiff because they are in the same posture for a long time, resulting in cervical spondylosis. The white-collar workers themselves have experienced the work of sitting for a long time and incorrect posture all morning, and their shoulders and neck have been oppressed. Coupled with lying down for a nap, they undoubtedly aggravate cervical spondylosis.
3. Induce gastritis
sleeping on your stomach for a long time will damage people’s digestive system. It takes an hour to empty the food in your stomach after eating. If you sleep on your stomach immediately after eating, it will oppress the stomach, increase the burden of gastric peristalsis, lead to flatulence or reduce digestive ability.
4 Numbness and soreness
when sleeping on your stomach, you are bound to put your arm under it. In the long run, it will affect the blood circulation of the arm, so that the nerve conduction will be damaged to some extent, resulting in arm soreness and numbness, The neck will also be very tired.
5 and injuring sperm
if men sleep on their stomach for a long time, it will affect the quality of sperm and reduce their vitality, because the scrotum has high requirements for temperature and must be at a fixed temperature. If you sleep on your stomach for a long time, it is bound to make the temperature of the scrotum high, which is not conducive to heat dissipation, and cause certain damage to spermatogenic cells.
6. Frequent spermatorrhea
sleeping on your stomach for a long time will cause spermatorrhea, and even lead to general fatigue, headache and inability to concentrate. To
how to take a nap to make yourself more energetic
why do you feel more tired after taking a nap? In fact, you didn’t choose the right way to take a nap. Experts say that the time and way of taking a nap will affect the spirit of the afternoon. Today we’ll see how to take a nap to make ourselves more energetic.
1. Time choice
when is the best effect of nap? Generally speaking, the best time to take a nap is between 12 noon and 3 pm, which is called & ldquo; Second sleep cycle & rdquo;, Choosing a 20-30 minute lunch break during this time period can restore your strength.
some friends take a long nap on rest days and usually feel tired after waking up. This is the impact of taking a long nap. Experts believe that more than 30 minutes of sleep is deep sleep. Deep sleep will not only affect the sleep at night, but also affect the energy and spirit of the afternoon after forced awakening, Therefore, we must grasp the time during the lunch break. Even if you don’t have the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, even if you don’t want to take a rest in the afternoon, it won’t affect your life. Even if you don’t want to take a nap in the afternoon, it doesn’t matter, Closing your eyes for 20-30 minutes can make you more energetic and energetic.
3. Nap posture
office workers usually take a lunch break in the company. Some people choose to lie on their desks for rest, while some friends buy reclining chairs for lunch break. Using reclining chairs for lunch break will certainly be more comfortable than lying on their desks. If the office area is relatively small and is not suitable for reclining chairs, it is recommended that you buy a pillow, At noon, you can rest on your pillow and close your eyes.
Benefits of nap:
1. Higher immunity:
after lunch, in order to help digestion, the body will automatically be dominated by parasympathetic nerves. At this time, a short sleep can more effectively stimulate lymphocytes in the body, Enhance the activity of immune cells.
2. The heart is stronger.
Spanish medical research shows that daily nap 30 minutes, hormone secretion in the body is more balanced, cardiovascular disease incidence rate can also be reduced by 30%.
3. Feel more comfortable.
psychologists at Harvard University in the United States wrote a report published in the latest journal Nature Neuroscience. The content shows that taking a nap in the afternoon can improve mood, reduce human tension and relieve stress & mdash; The effect is like sleeping all night (8 hours).
4 And reduce the incidence rate of heart disease.
during nap, the role of human sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve is just opposite to the original, so as to slow down the body metabolism, reduce body temperature, slow breathing, slow pulse, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, reduce cardiac consumption and arterial pressure, and make the secretion of heart related hormones more balanced, which has a good effect on controlling blood pressure, It is beneficial to the health of the heart and reduce the incidence rate of heart disease such as myocardial infarction.
5. Nourish the brain and invigorate the spirit.
after a morning’s study or work, the brain is in a state of fatigue. Nap can not only compensate for lack of sleep at night, but also relax and rest people’s brain and body systems, making people energetic, quick response and good mood.