An Afternoon Nap, an activity you need to stay healthy!

Studies show that a short nap during the workday may improve both health and productivity. This is true and I think you all should practice it. During my final year in Polytechnic, we used to practice having afternoon naps in our training for the competition ahead. Experts advised us to take a short 10 mins nap. They call it "Power Nap". This nap revitalize your whole body, enhancing your productivity and performance. Therefore, never under estimate this nap.

Here are some tips to the nap:

1. Keep the nap short. … perhaps 20 minutes. Long naps get into a “deep sleep” cycle from which it’s harder to awaken and they make you feel more sleeper.
2. Nap just after lunch (Yes, just like kindergarten) and eat foods with protein and calcium, which promote sleep, while avoiding fatty or sweet foods—and definitely caffeine.
3. Sleep under a blanket. The body loses heat during sleep.
4. Use an alarm clock or set the alarm on your cell phone to wake up.
5. Make it a ritual. Same time, same place, same way, every day.

Hope you all practice this habit of having a short power nap! Good luck!

Source: HR Daily Advisor