Just one in 4 Singaporeans will get greater than 7 hours of sleep every evening

Do you sleep not less than eight hours an evening frequently? Then congratulations – you are both a child/child, otherwise you’re privileged sufficient to be within the 25 per cent of Singaporeans who really get greater than seven hours of sleep. 

In response to the outcomes of a 2022 YouGov survey, virtually 40 per cent of Singaporeans get about six to seven hours of sleep an evening, whereas simply over 30 per cent get 5 to 6 hours of shut-eye.

Whereas the survey did not reveal the reason for our sleep deprivation, there are a number of doable (or possible) culprits: 

Your bedtime routine

In case your nightly routine consists of doom scrolling in mattress, consuming a midnight snack, or having a nightcap, then it is time to rethink the way you wind down for the night. 

Learn extra right here

Working from dwelling

Covid-19 restrictions mainly threw everybody’s life plans and private rhythms for a loop. Whereas working from dwelling ostensibly offers us extra time to sleep in, the dearth of boundaries between the workplace and residential may result in prolonged work hours. 

The truth is, analysis shared by the World Sleep Society revealed that greater than 2 billion folks endure from insomnia. Learn extra about methods to handle it right here

ALSO READ: The key to evening’s sleep: Take heed to your physique clock

Nervousness

Do not you hate it whenever you keep in mind one thing tremendous embarrassing simply as you are nodding off? Cringeworthy moments, in addition to worries in regards to the future, can hold us awake till daybreak, so here is methods to use respiratory workouts and different calming methods to energy down your mind earlier than bedtime. 

Hitting the snooze button

YouGov’s survey additionally revealed that 6 in 10 Singaporeans snooze their alarms within the morning. Greater than half of Gen Zs and Millennials delay their wake-up time, whereas solely 30per cent of Boomers and 48per cent of Gen Xers hit the snooze button. 

However as laborious as it’s to interrupt the behavior, getting up immediately at a constant time on daily basis can really prepare you to get up extra refreshed each morning. Study extra about ditching the snooze button right here. 

So what are you ready for? At present (March 17) is World Sleep Day, so flip off the lights, get into your favorite sleeping place, and name it a day. 

This text was first revealed in Wonderwall.sg.