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It is an indispensable activity for the survival of the organism during which "physiological changes occur that affect cardiac function, respiration, temperature, muscle tone, blood pressure and hormonal secretion", explains Cristina García de Leonardo, doctor Specialist in Clinical Neurophysiology. Its deficit is related to "immunological, metabolic and endocrine changes such as glucose intolerance, diabetes and obesity." Also with the appearance of "cardiovascular diseases or various types of cancer."

Who in their right mind would dare not to pay the attention they deserve to something so crucial to our health? The answer is, as with another issue as vital to our health as sedentary, discouraging. According to the report "How the Spaniards sleep", carried out by Fitbit, 58% of Spaniards believe that they do not get enough sleep and, however - and here comes the worst - 46% admit that they do nothing to improve this situation .

The data reveals a reality that, in the time of the #wellness explosion, is paradoxical: although we are increasingly aware of the importance of sleeping a sufficient number of hours (between 7-9 for adults of average age ), in recent years the percentage of people who maintain healthy sleep habits has been reduced.

Beyond the hours, what signs alert us that we are not getting enough rest? García de Leonardo clarifies: "In addition to fatigue and tiredness, lack of sleep is related to endocrine changes that favor glucose intolerance, weight gain and high blood pressure. Occasionally, going on to have a dream of better quality is sufficient to control increases in blood pressure resistant to drug control. "

WHAT DOES THE DREAM REMOVE FROM US?

The work is, for 35% of the respondents, the main reason for their sleepless nights while 32% is the family.

These disclosures pass invoice irremediably. 57% of the Spanish participants in this study recognize that not getting enough rest causes a lack of concentration that affects their performance, both work and 'family', while 32% say they feel more irascible .

If we compare between the sexes, the figure rises between the females: 60% admit that lack of sleep leads to a decrease in concentration (compared to 54% of men) and 38% say they feel in a worse mood (compared to 26 % of the men).

And is that "not getting enough sleep or having a poor quality sleep decreases cognitive and psychomotor skills, as evidenced by many studies conducted in recent years," says Dr. Garcia de Leonardo.

THE MOST TRAFFICKERS

According to this study, as a result of the monitoring of the sleep of Fitbit users in Europe, the Spaniards (with 7h 31min of sleep) are among the most sleepless, preceded by the Italians (7h 28 min). Ireland, on the other hand, is at the head of those who sleep the most (with 7h 57 min), followed by France (7h 50 min), United Kingdom (7h 49 min) and Germany (7h 43 min).

They also take the longest time we go to bed: at 00:21. The country of Europe that goes to bed earlier is Germany, at 23:19 hours. Only in Chile and Hong Kong go to bed later.

This delay at the time of going to sleep also causes that the time to get up from the Spaniards is also the latest when compared to the rest of Europe: 7:51 am, occupying fifth place in the ranking. The early risers are the Germans who get up at 7:02 am.

CONSEQUENCES

In addition to those already exposed, the lack of a restful sleep that helps our body to recover from everyday wear and tear has more consequences such as the acceleration of our biological clock: "The truth is that it is highly likely that the same mechanisms inflammatory factors involved in the development of cardiovascular diseases, whether in the acceleration of aging in chronically deprived subjects of sleep. "

To what extent is it healthy to steal hours to our rest to, for example, train? Dr. Garía Leonardo brings us out of doubt: "Probably we are increasingly aware of the importance that a quality dream has in our health and in our 'good life'. Sleep is a necessary activity for the survival of the organism, since it allows us to rest from daily activities and is essential for the conservation of energy. Therefore, being chronically deprived of sleep does not seem to be the best way to include exercise in our daily lives. We must try to give the importance that it has physical and internal self-care as health promotion measures, and find time for it. Let's not wait until it's too late. "

The next question would be, does not resting enough increase the risk of injury? "Acute or chronic loss of sleep has been associated with sports injuries, especially overstretched injuries in probable relationship with a decrease in postural and proprioceptive control and by reduced attention. In addition, we know that acute sleep loss is related to slowdown in injury recovery due to decreased repair protein synthesis. "

Moral: sleep more, better and, if you can, dream nice things. You will be much happier!

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