Hit That Snooze Button
This is quite a fresh take in an era where productivity is at an all-time high. Sleeping seems like an expensive luxury nowadays but did you know that you benefit from getting good high-quality sleep as a padel player? Stick around to learn more.
The quantity of sleep you need is determined by several things. Your daily level of activity, your nutrition, your age, and the quantity of sleep you now receive each night are all factors to consider. The National Sleep Foundation claims that there is a formula for determining how much sleep an average individual needs. As padel players, all you have to do is do the arithmetic and add at least 2 hours every night for your age group.
Does two more hours in bed sound like you’re wasting time?
This is the opposite. When you’re asleep your body is hard at work repairing worn-out muscles from long padel rallies. Think of it as the night shift. Your cells deep inside are multiplying and preparing for another week of padel training.
If you’re a junior padel player who engages in moderate daily exercise but only gets the suggested amount of sleep for a teenager, you should seriously consider increasing your hours. A typical adolescent needs 8-10 hours of sleep every night. As a young athlete, though, you should raise that number to 10-12.
You really should get that sleep and maybe you’ll also grow a few more inches which is an advantage in the padel court
An adult between the ages of 18 and 50 years old needs roughly 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Adult athletes, on the other hand, work their bodies hard and quickly, need more recovery than anybody else. Adult athletes should aim for at least 9-10 hours of sleep every night, with 10-11 hours if they’re preparing for a large event.
What exactly happens inside when we’re asleep?
Our bodies don’t automatically go asleep when we first get into our cozy beds. Our minds go through a sleep cycle that may be divided into three stages:
This is the initial period of relaxation. This stage lasts a different amount of time depending on how fatigued your body is or how busy your mind is. Our muscles begin to relax, our minds slow as we reflect on the events of the day, and we eventually slip into a mild type of sleep. We may easily be jolted awake from this state as if we’re still on the surface.
The next step is REM or rapid eye movement. This is the stage of sleep in which we are completely asleep. Our bodies are securely set in place, while our thoughts are somewhere else, somewhere other.
Our eyes move quickly beneath our lids while we dream, which is why it’s called REM. This is the most crucial period of sleep. You must enter this stage every night to relax and heal your body properly. Padel players must receive enough REM sleep.
Our bodies begin to prepare for awakening after a few hours of REM sleep. As our muscles become self-aware and our brains float to the surface of awareness, we slowly emerge from REM. If you followed the three-step method that night, you should feel rested when you wake up.
Use sleep effectively to improve padel performance
Humans release the growth hormone when sleeping. When this hormone is activated, it aids our bodies in the development of new muscles, the healing of injuries, the strengthening of bones, and even fat burning. Regardless of the sort of athlete you are, all of these characteristics play a significant role.
