I also sleep ten hours a day, can I become a champion?

Author: Zhang Yilin

Recently, the 18-year-old Gu Ailing made history with an extremely difficult move and won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing big air.

When Gu Ailing shared her secret to success, she said, "The secret weapon is to sleep 10 hours a day." Gu Ailing's mother also shared her parenting experience: "The first is to sleep more, the second is to study, and the third is to play."

Many netizens exclaimed: "I found something in common with the Olympic champion!"

Can you become a champion if you sleep ten hours a day?

Zhou Zhenghong, attending physician of the Department of Neurology at Beijing Haidian Hospital, said that high-quality and sufficient sleep is certainly better than low-quality and insufficient sleep, but sleep is only one factor on the road to success.

In fact, people need different amounts of sleep at different ages. For example, the National Sleep Foundation of the United States recommends that newborns sleep 14 to 17 hours a day, adults sleep 7 to 9 hours a day, and people over 65 years old sleep 7 to 8 hours a day.

The "Healthy China Action (2019-2030)" also mentioned: It is recommended that adults sleep an average of 7-8 hours a day; primary school students, junior high school students, and high school students should sleep no less than 10, 9, and 8 hours a day respectively.

In addition, the amount of sleep is also affected by genes and there are individual differences. So how many hours of sleep can make you energetic is really a matter of fate.

Are there benefits to getting more sleep?

Too little sleep can indeed affect your health, but sleeping too much may not really be the step to becoming a champion.

Dr. Zhou Zhenghong introduced that studies have found that adults who sleep between 6.5-7.4 hours have the lowest mortality rate, while those who sleep less than 4.5 hours or more than 9.4 hours are more likely to develop memory impairment and increase mortality.

Therefore, there is no need to deliberately pursue sleep time. To have a good sleep, you need to develop a regular sleep schedule and ensure good sleep quality. Being energetic during the day the next day is the sleep time that suits you.

Doctors say that high-quality sleep can ensure plenty of energy for the next day, help people concentrate better and react more quickly, and can also make people have a healthier mental state.

If you want to ensure a good sleep, first of all, you must realize the importance of sleep and be consciously willing to put down your phone and work at the appropriate time and enter a state of sleep preparation.

In addition, you need to establish a correct relationship with your bed, do not go to bed early, and only lie down when you feel sleepy;

Do not do activities unrelated to sleep in bed, such as watching mobile phones, watching TV, reading books, etc.;

Get up at a regular time every day;

Finally, you must maintain a relaxed and happy mood. Any anxiety or depression will affect the quality of your sleep.

How many hours do you sleep every day?

Source: China News Network

Editor: Gao Meng

Editor: Wang Shanshan