Sleep_TheMythof8Hours,thePowerofNaps...a.epub

Nick Littlehales SLEEP The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps … and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind Contents Introduction: Don’t Waste Your Valuable Time Sleeping PART ONE: THE KEY SLEEP RECOVERY INDICATORS 1 The Clock is Ticking Circadian Rhythms 2 Running Fast and Slow Chronotype 3 A Game of Ninety Minutes Sleeping in Cycles, Not Hours 4 Warming Up and Cooling Down Pre- and Post-sleep Routines 5 Time Out! Redefining Naps – Activity and Recovery Harmony 6 The Sleep Kit Reinventing the Bed 7 Recovery Room The Sleeping Environment PART TWO: R90 IN ACTION 8 A Head Start Using Your R90 Recovery Program 9 Sleeping with the Enemy Sleep Problems 10 The Home Team Sex, Partners and the Modern Family YOUR PERSONAL BEST Notes Acknowledgements Follow Penguin For my father, Herbert James Littlehales Introduction Don’t Waste Your Valuable Time Sleeping When I asked the person behind the counter of my local bookshop where the sleep section was, she gave me a quizzical look, turned to her computer and, after some searching, pointed me in what she hoped was the right direction. Up fou......