Note:
- Adult needs 120 min REM = around 5 cycles (each 90 minutes)
- 120 min SWS
Sleep cycles: N1 -> N2 -> N3 -> N2 -> REM
N1
1-5 minutes Light sleep
N2
25 minutes Muscles relax, Slow Wave Sleep begins. Heart rate, breathing and brain waves slow
N3
20 - 40 minutes Deepest sleep Body repairs and regrows tissues, builds muscle, strengthens immune.
REM
10 minutes dreaming, not restful, muscles paralyzed
REM lasts about 10 minutes each cycle
Questions: how does REM compression work? how much SWS does someone need? How can we drop into REM sooner?
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How to Prepare for Polyphasic Sleep
Sleep Cycles
Schedules
Many different patterns have been developed. Important for me is :
E1
core: 23:00 - 5:00
nap1: 14:30 - 14:50
every...