How much sleep is enough?

[Chucknate]

I always thought I was getting enough sleep, as I would wake up without an alarm clock at 7:00-8:00 every morning. However, this was because my room was not totally dark and I was waking as soon as the sun came up. Since Investing in better curtains I can sleep a lot longer and get higher quality sleep. I usually wake up on my own accord after around 9-10 hours which is optimal for me, but 7 1/2-8 doesn't really make to much appreciable difference.

[SeanBen]

A sleep of 6 to 7 hours is enough for a person..

[adam199]

If I slept without an alarm clock I would sleep 14 hours. I don't know why, but that's just what happens.

[Respeezy]

If i eat really clean ( lots and lots of veggies) and dont train i feel like i function good on 6 hours of sleep. Have to say i never tried it for an extended period, don't think it would hold up to be honest.

When i eat really clean and train i need around 8 hours sometimes 9.

When i eat "normal" and train i need 10 good hours of sleep, sometimes 11 to (almost) fully recover.

When i ate raw, super clean, i automatically woke up fresh after 6-7 hours after heavy trainings, recovered super fast, but the diet is to much trouble for me to maintain.

[Skyrim]

Try to get as much as you need on average thats 7-9 hours its IMPORTANT to try and sleep at night in a very dark room [no city light seeping in the window]and be awake during the day.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Sarumyan

There are a number of studies recently saying 6 hours 30 minutes is optimal and sleeping more than 7 hours is detrimental.

Sounds pretty sketchy to me. I'd like to see multiple sources on this. My two cents is when I don't use an alarm and I wake up on my own there's something my body knows more than me when it comes to sleep time.

[Oblivian]

Originally Posted by cooks1

Here is a 100% guaranteed way to find out EXACTLY how much sleep you need.

Day 1) Go to sleep. Do not set your alarm clock. You wake up when you wake up. This day does not count. Because you could have been sleep deprived from previous days.

Day 2) Go to sleep. Do not set your alarm clock. You wake up when you wake up. How ever long you slept, that is roughly how much sleep you need.

My body tends to wake up at a certain time, not by how much sleep I need. Throughout the week, I go to bed at around 10 and wake up at 6:15 to an alarm. On Fridays where HDNet/Axs fights are on, I stay up until around 1. I still wake up by 6:30 or 7 and it's not enough sleep. Despite feeling sleep deprived throughout the day, I'll stay up until 1 against to watch the UFC. Sunday morning, I still wake up at 6:30 or 7. My days of sleeping in are over. I can't fall back asleep even though I know I need more. I feel like death on Sunday.

[Noblet10]

I typically feel like crap unless I've had at least 10hrs sleep. If I have been sleep deprived for an amount of time, I can easily sleep 14hrs+. If I just slept in every day for a week, I would probably average somewhere between 10-12hrs of sleep to feel ready to wake up.

I currently average 8-9hrs sleep every night. I don't feel great when I wake up, and I can even feel quite drowsy depending how hard I worked or exercised the previous day. I typically feel fine after I've been awake a few hours.

When I have to wake up really early all the sudden, I typically only get 6hrs or less. I feel like complete shit throughout the day unless I am completely occupied.

Everything I've heard is average person needs about 7-8hrs a sleep per night. Athletes need 9-10hrs sleep per night.

[Chulo]

I need exactly 2 hours of sleep.

[Ladder Master]

You havent lived life untill you have worked 8 hours at a poor job
on 4 or 5 hours of broken sleep due to child care.

That makes 7 hours of care free single life slumber sound like dream.