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Title: how many hours a day should we sleep????
Post by: guanaquito79 on October 05, 2009, 09:25:54 pm
i think 6 hours is enough
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Post by: bschumacher on October 05, 2009, 09:33:41 pm
I'm a zombie without at least 8. Always have been. I wish it were otherwise.
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Post by: cutiemcbeal01 on October 05, 2009, 09:49:05 pm
I have trouble getting up if I sleep less than 8. However, I do best sleeping between 2-10AM. If I sleep 8 hours from 12-8 I still have trouble getting up.
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Post by: cloudsoup on October 06, 2009, 12:13:11 am
i believe the recommended time is eight hours.
sometimes i like to push it to twelve, though  :dontknow:

is that unhealthy?
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Post by: BabyGurlAron06 on October 06, 2009, 12:32:10 am
6-8 or so hours. And I really believe it depends on the person and how mnay they need. Everyone is different of course.
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Post by: Moneymaker777 on October 06, 2009, 03:40:40 am
I think every one is different on the amount of sleep they need. I used to get like 4-5 hours of sleep  each night and kept going like the energizer bunny. Right now if I don't get 6-8 I feel tired all day. I think partly its what you get used to. :wave:
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Post by: lynnc35 on October 06, 2009, 04:04:26 am
I know it is highly recommended that we get 8 hrs. but very few get 5 or 6, and they drink alot of coffee, caffeine, which essentially wears the body out. We actually should get 8-9 hrs a day to be healthy. But since we have to work and always be busy, the only time we will get that 8 or 9 hrs, will be all at once in our grave.
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Post by: trop8cana on October 07, 2009, 07:54:56 am
I know that children need at least 8 hours of sleep to allow there bodies to function properly and grow. And as we get older we start to need a little less rest, so it should be roughly around 6 hours for adults. But it is also true that adults can receive at the most 4 hours with of rest and function normally. But as society becomes more spoiled and lazy, it seems as though the average rest for an adult is almost 10 hours. And if you're not working a 12 hour job behind this, you have no reason to sleep 10 hours in a day. There is only 24 hours in a day and to sleep more than 10 hours away is really a waste of life. If we exercise and keep a good diet then our bodies will be more energized in the few hours that you have to rest.
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Post by: rcbrad on October 07, 2009, 08:48:17 am
Generally it is recommended that you get as close to 8 hours of sleep as possible.  People may think that they can get by on less, but it is not healthy for you.  It has been proven that if you do not get enough sleep, you lose concentration and memory, become irritable, have lower productivity during the day and become more susceptible to illness.  I know of some people who do not sleep enough or eat right and they are more sickly.  There is more to it, I am sure, but it certainly does not help by depriving your body of sleep.  There seems to be some new evidence also that claims that you can lower your life expectancy if you are not getting enough sleep. I think that more and more people are getting less sleep these days because they are trying to do too much.  It is also not good if you get too much sleep.
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Post by: humez555 on October 07, 2009, 08:58:03 am
i normally get 8- 10 hours f sleep. :dontknow:
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Post by: yolandazwei1 on October 07, 2009, 09:22:44 am
I think between Six and seven hours
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on October 07, 2009, 09:25:19 am
On a "good" night I get 6.5 or so. The weekends I don't have my daughter I try to get 10 a night.

I used to get closer to 8 hours, and I don't know if I felt any better. Sleeping 1.5 hours less at least I get more done?

lol
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Post by: mgint on October 07, 2009, 10:57:49 am
7 OR 8 IF POSSIBLE I know everyone has a busy schedule but you really need to get some rest to be at your best.
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Post by: sweatytree on October 07, 2009, 11:57:04 am
Untill we are all rested...therefore I should still be sleeping...
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Post by: GoGoKokiGo on October 07, 2009, 12:30:11 pm
I also heard that 8 was the max of the best. And also taking a nap in the middle of the day. But if I do that I end up staying up later and sleeping through most of the day.
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Post by: jmdebb on October 07, 2009, 12:45:57 pm
I have to sleep at least 8 or else i feel like i didn't get any at all, but I also dont' sleep correctly, i so need to havce a sleep study done.
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Post by: rogery on October 07, 2009, 01:24:56 pm
I usually get 5 - 6 hours. I wish I could sleep longer, but when I wake up, thats it! I almost never set an alarm and I just sleep as long as I can.
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Post by: mgarmstrong on October 08, 2009, 06:26:10 pm
i think 6 hours is enough

I do not function well unless I have 8 hours.
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Post by: bboyben95 on January 01, 2010, 06:35:01 pm
You should generally get 6 - 8 hours of sleep per night. It varies based on the person, but try not to OVERsleep. That will end up making you feel groggy and gross throughout the rest of the day. Also, don't take laps longer than 20 minutes. If you get to REM sleep and then wake up in the middle, you will feel more tired than when you went to sleep.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: sdotnet on January 01, 2010, 07:04:44 pm
6-8 hours
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Post by: bmorebabe25 on January 01, 2010, 09:01:38 pm
Sometimes I need 8 to 10 depending on what the days surrounding the sleep include events wise like how many hours of work or shopping or both and how much chasing my toddler are involved. 
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Post by: ancmetro on January 01, 2010, 09:03:33 pm
 :)   At least: six hours, normally eight hours...Take naps when you need them.
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Post by: jaymz462 on January 02, 2010, 10:45:35 am
I'm pretty useless unless I get 8 hours.  Anything less and I'm a zombie.
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Post by: dougmattson on January 02, 2010, 11:26:29 am
6-8 also :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: Falconer02 on January 02, 2010, 12:31:08 pm
I don't sleep. I wait.