Don’t have time to hit the gym? But find time to take naps throughout the day? Well studies have shown that we lose calories in our sleep. Burning calories in your sleep is essential to maintaining body temperature, pumping blood throughout the brain and body, and also repairing cells. The more the person weighs the more calories they burn per hour.
During REM sleep you burn the most calories because the brain is more active than it would be if you were awake. The body being active requires fuel which makes it smart to eat some food an hour or so prior to sleeping. Temperature also plays a role in losing calories while sleeping. If the body temperature is cooler while it sleep its will burn several extra hundred during the night to maintain the temperature at a steady level.
Some methods that can help you burn more calories while sleeping is having a strict sleeping pattern. Go to bed at the same time every night and get the same amount of sleep too. More calories are burned during REM sleep so by hitting the snooze button a bunch of times, it can disrupt the deepness of your sleep. Drinking alcohol can also disrupt REM sleep. Also, exercising right before bed can cause you to be more alert and awake. If you want to exercise before bed try choosing yoga or deep breathing instead.
Loosing calories in your sleep doesnt mean you have to start skipping the gym and sleep a lot because sleeping too much can cause weight gain. Just set up a regular sleeping pattern and avoid any kind of spicy food or anything that contains fat because heart burn is likely.
It’s so surprised that even calories will be burn during the sleep. However, I like the last sentence better, even its burning one’s calories, one still need to go to the gym for exercise. And, getting too much sleep can only be more fat. In your blog, the more scientific data can be providing to support your point, instead of just arguing the fact, the numbers are more convincing.
The link is the relationship between sleep and calories, which might help the topic.
https://www.healthstatus.com/health_blog/body-fat-percentage-calculation/burning-calories-sleeping/
I loved the subject, but to add to your blog post you should have elaborated more on how you could also gain weight while you sleep to give a different angle from the weight loss aspect. Here’s the link if you want to know more:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/87749-eating-before-bed-gaining/
Losing calories while sleeping is a dream come true! However, I wonder how was the study conducted? If it was purely observational, then the proof will be unvalid. Can this study be a victim of the file drawer problem? Personally, I was not surprised to read that we lose calories in our sleep. This is simply because it takes energy to run our bodies! We even lose calories when we think, why wouldn’t we lose calories when we sleep? One of the biggest questions I have with calories is what physical activity burn more calories: psychological or physical? Can we truly be “fit” by just thinking? Once again, it’s a weird thought, but it’s a fun topic to consider! All in all, I am praying your blog study holds true.