The Importance of Sleep

Why do we need to sleep?

• Allows your body and mind to recharge

• Allows you to shut your eyes for a few hours

• Helps the body to fight off diseases

• It is important to do it every night

Why do we need to sleep?

• Allows your body and mind to recharge

• Your brain will function fine without it

• Helps us to close rest our eyes for a few hours

Getting enough sleep every night will help to improve your mood

• True

• False

Which of the following will be achieved if you get a good nights sleep?

• Be able to concentrate and focus on work better

• Have low energy

• Be able to sleep all day

• Bed more resilient to try new things

A good nights sleep will give you less energy to do physical activities

• True

• False

Ways to improve sleeping habits are

• Spending all day in bed

• Making a schedule/ plan of activities throughout the day

• Have a routine that you follow

• Binge watch the latest TV shows in netflix

Having a good sleep pattern will help your brain to be able to learn new things as well as recall old learning. (Memory)

• True

• False

Your circadian rhythm..

• Causes you to become increasingly tired throughout the day

• Peaks around midday

• Peaks at evening time and then decreases

Name two foods you should eat to help improve your sleep

List two benefits of sleep