Hello everyone! I got a Fitbit for Christmas and I absolutely love it. I know I'm probably the last person to know this but did you know that Fitbit's track your sleep? Well, if you didn't, you do now! Upon finding this out I decided to give it a try. I knew prior to my tracking that I had trouble sleeping. I was curious to see how many times per night I was awake. Before tracking my sleep I read a blog post on Fitbit's website and found out the percentages you should ideally spend in each stage of sleep to feel rested. I found out that you spend 50-60% of your night in light sleep, 20-25% of your night in deep and REM and 5-10% awake. There is truly no such thing as too much deep sleep because your body knows how much you need. Now, if you have too little deep sleep you'll more than likely wake up unrefreshed. As for REM sleep, there is such a thing as too much or too little. If you get too little REM throughout the night you'll wake up feeling groggy. If you get too much REM your brain will have been overactive and you'll more than likely wake up irritable. After reading this blog post I was more educated on what to expect. So, with that being said here are my results: My average sleep score for the week was 86 which is a good score according to Fit its standards. My REM was from 17%-25% each night. My deep sleep was between 18%-20% each night. Lastly, my light sleep was between 43%-50% each night. So according to the blog post, I read prior to I'm hitting my goals pretty well. I wonder why most mornings I feel so tired. Who knows, everyone is different maybe I need more sleep in a certain stage of sleep. Maybe my caffeine intake and diet are affecting my sleep. This will require more research on my part to get answers.
What's your sleep like? Have you ever tracked your sleep before? Let me know in the comments! Fitbit's blog post I got my information from is found at: https://blog.fitbit.com/sleep-stages-explained/
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