A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (2/26): Why your nap is making you more tired 😴
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Mano Minute (2/26): Why your nap is making you more tired 😴 Have you ever taken a nap for 60+ minutes, but woke up more tired? This happens because there is a right and wrong way to nap. When you nap too long, your body hits a deep sleep stage. That stage is meant for overnight sleep, not naps. If you wake up during deep sleep, you feel groggy, sluggish, and worse than before you laid down. I do not nap often. But when I do, I follow a simple protocol to avoid this. Here is what works: The goal of a nap is not to replace sleep. It is to recharge your energy without disrupting your rhythm. Short naps work. Long naps backfire. TIP: If you need more than 30 minutes, you are probably not sleeping well at night. Focus there first. |
Mano Minute
A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (3/20): The 12 years no one talks about ⏳ The average lifespan in the United States is 76.1 years. The average healthspan is 63.7 years. That is a 12 year gap. Healthspan is the number of years you live in good health, free from chronic disease, disability, and significant decline. Lifespan is just how long you are alive. Most conversations about longevity focus on living longer. But the more important question is how you are living during those years. That 12 year difference...
Mano Minute (3/19): Your brain can only handle four habits at a time 🔄 We try to change too many things at once. New diet, new workout plan, better sleep schedule, daily journaling, less screen time. All at the same time. And by week three, most of it falls apart. Here is why. The human brain cannot sustainably stick to more than about five new habits at a time. And even five is pushing it. The more decisions you have to make each day about new behaviors, the faster your willpower runs out....
Mano Minute (3/18): What happens while you sleep 🧠 For a long time, I thought sleep was just one thing. You close your eyes, you rest, you wake up. Turns out, there is a lot more going on. Your brain cycles through distinct stages throughout the night. The two main categories are NREM and REM. NREM stands for Non Rapid Eye Movement sleep. This is where your body does its physical repair work. Tissue rebuilding, immune system strengthening, and growth hormone release all happen here. NREM...