With the increase of age, people's physical quality is not as good as before, and all tissues and organs are about to enter a state of aging. Many people look a hundred times more energetic from the outside, but they have reached the physical condition of white hair and knowing destiny.

People's sleep quality is directly proportional to their health. People who sleep well and have enough time are healthy. On the contrary, those who lack sleep quality and stay up late all day will also have a lower physical fitness.

I don't know if you have heard of the "8-hour sleep theory". This statement means that you need to sleep for 8 hours. Only by ensuring that you sleep for 8 hours a day can you better maintain your health. However, some people think that the 8-hour sleep theory is completely Deceiving netizens and deceiving the public, what the hell is going on?

Are you deceived by the "8-hour sleep theory"?

Relevant expert studies have found that people of different ages have different sleep requirements. Nowadays, most office workers and young people cannot sleep for 8 hours a day, and even many primary and middle school students who are going to school sleep There was also a serious shortage of time.

Many young people have developed the bad habit of staying up late. Some are staying up late to study and work, and some are just to stay up late for entertainment. They live a life of vain and black and white all day long, which seriously affects their health and reduces the quality of sleep. It also destroys the life and brings huge security risks to the body.

Blindly pursuing 8 hours of sleep will bring greater pressure to the body, and will also have a destructive reaction to the sleep state of the human body, causing the original biological clock to be disrupted.

If you want to assess the quality of sleep, you cannot rely on the 8-hour sleep theory alone. You should consider many aspects, such as age.

[People of different ages. How long do you sleep each day? 】

Under one year old, the optimal sleep time should be maintained at 14 to 16 hours a day

1 to 3 years old, the best sleep time should be maintained for 12 to 14 hours a day

4 to 12 years old, the best sleep time should be maintained for 10 to 12 hours a day

13~29 years old, the best sleep time should be 8~10 hours a day

30 to 60 years old, the best sleep time should be 6 to 8 hours a day

Over 60 years old, the best sleep time should be 5.5 to 7 hours a day

Too much sleep and too little sleep will bring a greater impact and burden on the body. Maintaining it within a reasonable period of time will be more beneficial to physical health and can effectively reduce the risk of chronic diseases and metabolic diseases. The body is maintained at a healthy level.

After 60, what is the best time to sleep?

Under normal circumstances, the sleep time of adults should be controlled at about 6 to 8 hours. For middle-aged and elderly people over 60 years old, due to the increase of age, many elderly people will have problems with insomnia and dreaminess. Time will also be greatly reduced.

Elderly people over 60 years old, if they feel that they go to bed too early at night and wake up too early during the day, which seriously affects their sleep status, they can also go to bed later at night.

The best sleep time for middle-aged and elderly people over 60 years old should be at least 5.5 hours a day. Generally, it is most suitable to control it at about 6 to 7 hours. If conditions permit, you can take a lunch break of 30 to 40 minutes at noon. Be careful not to take a lunch break. too long, so as not to affect the sleep time at night.

Due to the increase of age, the secretion of melatonin in the middle-aged and elderly people decreases. The main function of melatonin is to improve the sleep quality of the human body. If the secretion of melatonin decreases, it will affect sleep and reduce sleep quality.

Sleeping too long for the elderly is not good for health, it will increase blood viscosity, and increase the body obesity rate will also induce various chronic diseases and metabolic diseases.