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Tips for athletes to get their rest before a big game
You have done all the training, eaten all the right things, and are feeling ready for the big competition tomorrow. How do you make sure all your confidence isn’t derailed by one bad night of sleep?
Why you need more sleep
If you're an average adult, chances are you need more sleep. Studies show that 60% of adults are not getting the 7-9 hours of nightly sleep their bodies need in order to function at their best.
Tips for minimizing fatigue while attending Dreamforce
Now that Dreamforce has kicked off, it’s not likely that many will take our advice to get their 7-9 hours of sleep every night, so we have a few tips which may help minimize the feeling of fatigue while trying to take in all that Dreamforce has to offer.
Think you have a sleep disorder? There's no app for that... yet
We know that how much you sleep and how long you sleep has a measured impact on human health, safety and performance. Sufficient sleep is defined as 7-9 hours, but there are no shortage of reports available which demonstrate that the average adult is not getting enough.
Tips for sleeping well while on the road
We know that sleeping can be a challenge while on the road – you’re away from the comforts of home, spending long days sitting in a car, and out of your routine.
Showing up to work tired is just like showing up to work drunk
"During the last few decades the average American has lost an hour and a half of sleep per night. Sleep researchers at Harvard say the workplace is suffering to the tune of $63 billion a year as a result of insomnia, and all the health and productivity problems that go with it..."
Sleep advice for shift workers
We know that our circadian rhythm dictates that we should be sleeping at night and awake during the day – In an ideal world that would be the case, but the reality is many people work in 24/7 environments which require them to challenge their body’s natural sleep and wake inclinations.
Top 5 reasons you should take advantage of daylight savings 'free' hour of sleep.
You can be prettier, smarter, a better athlete - and it won't cost you a cent. What’s the catch? Sleep.
What is circadian rhythm?
We often refer to ‘circadian rhythm’ when we talk about the biological needs of our body to sleep. It sounds like a dance move, but it’s actually a science-y thing involving chemicals, hormones, cells and proteins all throughout your body.
Do you know how tired you are?
In a recent Psychology Today article, Mark Wolverton, suggests that when it comes to sleep deprivation, the gravest danger is "that we no longer realize just how tired we are".
How to eat and sleep this Thanksgiving weekend
With our Vancouver office celebrating the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, it seemed like a good time to share a few tips to help minimize the impact of weekend activities on your fatigue levels.
Former Clinton HHR Secretary told employees to "Get more sleep"
Former Health and Human Resources Secretary, Donna Shalala, recently told the Huffington Post that during the Clinton administration, she advised her employees to get more sleep, declaring: "President Clinton hired us for our judgment, not our stamina".
The sleep pod predicament
We know that napping is important for shift workers like nurses and airline employees, but in an office environment not intended to be a 24/7 workplace – are nap rooms and pods solving or creating a problem?
Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg: "I'd force myself to get more sleep."
Feeling like there were never enough hours in the day to juggle work and family, she dealt with the demands "by skimping on sleep" and admits that it was "a common but often counterproductive approach… Sleep deprivation just makes people anxious, irritable and confused."
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