Do you sleep in on the weekend? Very good. Scientists explain why it’s worth doing

A fast lifestyle and a multitude of duties make us neglect rest and sleep, which is so important for the regeneration of our body. We should sleep 7 to 9 hours a day, but we don’t always have that much time. We often make up for rest on the weekend. It turns out that napping during the day and catching up on sleep on days off can extend our lives.

Better get some sleep. Swedish researchers have shown a link between sleep and mortality

The research was published in the Journal of Sleep Research. It was carried out in Sweden in 1997 on a group of 38,000 people who filled out a special questionnaire. For 13 years, scientists followed the fate of the participants and analyzed them. Researcher Torbjörn Åkerstedt looked at the relationship between the amount of sleep per day and mortality. It found that those under 65 who slept less than 5 hours a day were more likely to die than those who slept 5 or more hours.

An interesting thing the researchers observed was that the risk of death decreased in people who “slept off” on days off. – This is proof that during the weekend we are able to make up for the hours of sleep lost during the working week – explained Åkerstedt in an interview with “”.

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Too little sleep exposes us to a number of problems. The exception is the elderly

The situation is different in the case of people over 65 years of age. Older adults sleep less at night because they are less likely to work hard during the day, are less tired and take more naps. In addition, they are less exposed to stress, which makes their sleep more restful.

It is worth remembering that too little sleep results not only in a decrease in energy and concentration, but also in health problems. People who do not get enough sleep are at risk of high blood pressure or lowered immunity.