Sleep used to be sold as the time waster of the daily get-fit-and-be-active, healthy routine. However, it is the (as of yet) unsellable commodity that is the bedrock of world-class performance. Far from being a dormant state, sleep isn’t so much a case of a body at rest, it is our time of recovery, regeneration, and the processing of all the pertinent information. Poor-quality sleep has a major impact on mental performance and well-being. Actual or perceived low-impact levels of recovery will affect how well our brain can process information, our emotional response to required tasks, mood, motivation, ability to learn new skills, decision-making, reaction times, awareness, alertness, stamina, and relationships. Something else that has developed over the last decade or so is our knowledge that sleep could be linked to an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, as well as social isolation and addictive behaviors. You could say that sleep studies are still in their infancy when compared with other areas of science and medicine, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that sleep plays a much bigger part in our overall physical health and performance than once thought. It is the natural human recovery process, and this should be your focus to reveal more consistent, sustainable levels of overall recovery. The benefits can be life-changing for everyone, from decision-making, mood, motivation, vitality, spirit, harmonizing key body hormones, stamina, strength, resilience, awareness, reflexes, anger management, and to just being more at peace with life.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025