Fitness Gear: Test Your Sleep IQ!- Fitness Training For Life

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

By Joe Wilkes

How many minutes does it take the average person to fall asleep? Seven minutes. People who fall asleep in less than 5 minutes are more likely to be sleep-deprived. Ideally, a person should fall asleep in about 10 to 15 minutes. This means they are sleepy, but not exhausted, and are less likely to be groggy upon waking the next day.

How many dreams does the average person experience each night? The average person experiences about five dreams a night, ranging in length from 10 to 45 minutes, with dreams generally lasting longer as the night progresses. Non-REM dreams are generally repetitive and dull, while REM dreams have the crazier, more vivid plots.

Who is more prone to insomnia—women or men? Women are 20 to 50 percent more likely to suffer from insomnia than men.

How long can the average human being live without sleep? The average person can only live for 10 days without sleep, as opposed to several weeks without food. The longest waking period on record is 18 days, 21 hours, and 40 minutes.

Which country's citizens sleep the most and the least? Australians sleep the most, with 31 percent reporting more than nine hours of sleep per night. The Japanese sleep the least, with 41 percent getting less than six hours of sleep a night. Seven out of 10 of the most nocturnal nations are in Asia, but the real party animals are in Portugal, where 75 percent stay up past midnight (from Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health by Dr. Michael Breus).

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