Study Sleeping in on the weekend can add years to your life

Study Sleeping in on the weekend can add years to your lifeStudy Sleeping in on the weekend can add years to your lifeGood news if you were able to slip in some extra Zs this Memorial Day Weekend A new, 13-year study of sleep habits finds that sleeping in on the weekend can add years to your life.The new study, published this week in the Journal of Sleep Research, focused on the impact of weekend sleep versus weekday sleep. It followed 43,000 people over the course of 13 years.The Swedish research team, led byTorbjrn kerstedt, found - in short - that long weekend sleep may compensate for short weekday sleep.Study Weekend sleep can make up for short sleep during the weekThe study found that for people 65 and under, weekend sleep could make up for deficits of sleep accrued during the week.Individuals in the study who slept for fewer than 5 hours per night during the week faced a 52% higher mortality rate however, those who could get an extra two hours of sleep on the weekends lived j ust as long as those who consistently slept 7 hours a night during the week.Looking for an inspiring way to start your day? Sign up forMorning MotivationIts our friendly Facebook robot that will send you a quick note every weekday morning to help you start strong. Sign up here by clicking Get StartedSadly, getting 9 hours of sleep or more on weekend morning conferred no additional benefit - at least not one observed in this study. (It still probably felt pretty good.)Previous studies have shown similar resultsThis study follows previous research, including another sleep study that found that weekend sleep can compensate for missed weekday sleep.At the time, that studys lead author, the same Torbjrn kersted, said that you could put the findings of his study into practice.It seems like you actually can compensate by catching up on sleep during weekends, kerstedttoldgeschftliches miteinander Insider.This is in effect an argument for lazing around all weekend. There probably is an uppe r limit, but its anyway better to increase sleep hours on the weekend rather than not doing it at all.