If you’re like me and can sneak in a late morning/early afternoon nap, it’s a godsend. But have you ever woken up from a nap and felt WORSE than when you started? Sometimes. All I know is that when you do nap, it should be no longer than 20 minutes.
Well, according to Dr. Jeffrey Iliff (sleep researcher), the perfect nap duration is 20 minutes OR 90 minutes.
If you take a short nap, say 20 or 30 minutes, you won’t go into a deep sleep, and you’ll wake up feeling refreshed. If you want to go longer, nap for 90 minutes. That completes one full sleep cycle, and again, you’ll wake up feeling recharged.
And here I thought the ideal nap couldn’t be longer than 20 minutes. Score!