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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Ultimate Nap

If you’d like to catch some quality z’s – find a hammock!

New research has found that you’ll actually drift off to sleep faster and sleep sounder in a hammock!  No piña colada required. It’s the swaying action. It turns out adults can benefit from that rocking or swaying motion just as much as babies do.

Researchers say rocking or swaying actually affects our brain waves while drifting off to sleep and enhances the initial light sleep phase known as N1 – and N2 – the next deeper phase of sleep. The volunteer nappers experienced a more satisfying sleep and greater mental refreshment after a snooze in the hammock.


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