iOS / Android: This may come in handy for all you who train in the morning. Sleep Time is an alarm clock app that monitors and analyzes your sleep cycles to wake you up in the lightest sleep phase, so you have a better morning training session. How it Works: You place your phone in […]
Sleepytim.me Bedtime Calculator
Here’s another one of those sleep time calculators. Sleepyti.me Please keep in mind that you should be falling asleep at these times. The average adult human takes fourteen minutes to fall asleep, so plan accordingly! sleepyti.me works by counting backwards in sleep cycles. Sleep cycles typically last 90 minutes. Waking up in the middle of a […]
Sleep Time Calculator
Want to know at what time you have to go to bed in order to wake up at a certain time? Check out sleeptiming.com via MakeUseOf
How to get enough better quality sleep
Over at the Fitness StackExchange somebody asked the question “How can I make myself get enough sleep?” The answers have some good takeaway points. To do list for a good sleep Avoid energizers – drink and food containing caffeine, like coffee, cola (and other soda), black tee and cocoa, smoking and TV watching, brainteasers and similar […]
Circadian Rhythm, Sleep and Metabolism
The Guardian’s Science Weekly Podcast has an interesting episode called “The science of sleep and circadian rhythms”. They cover the development of the research into the Circadian rhythm what genes and parts of the brain are involved how light sets the master clock in your body and and influences your sleep. influence on hormones such as testosterone and […]
Your Biological Clock – The Circadian Rhythm
Here is a nice visualization of the Circadian rhythm. Highest testosterone secretion at 9:00 and highest alertness at 10:00. No wonder why working out in the morning feels so great. I have been doing this for over a year now. I feel better, more active during the day. If your schedule allows it, you should definitely […]
Post Workout Power Naps – Optimize Recovery
Post workout power naps are awesome. I do them after extra hard workouts after I had my post workout shake/meal. You can optimize them significantly by inhibiting light from hitting your visual and audio sensors. Therefore I use a sleeping mask and wax ear buds. That lets me completely disconnect from the world. Give it a try […]