How to Plan a Good Night's Sleep

To program a good night's sleep one must calculate how many 90-minute cycles one has to sleep to wake up at the time the last cycle ends and thus wake up without sleep, energy and good mood.

Most often, adults need 4 to 6 90-minute sleep cycles to regain energy, which corresponds to sleeping between 6 to 9 hours a night. However, this calculation should only be done from the moment you fall asleep and not at the time you lie down, because not always the time to lie down is the time to fall asleep.

Calculate the sleep cycle

The number of cycles of 90 minutes that sleep is variable and depends on the need of each person, but the secret is to allow each cycle to complete completely, waking only at the end of this and only this way you wake easily and with a sensation of total rest.

The 90-minute cycle is repeated as many times as necessary to complete the number of hours of sleep that are needed to recover the energy, and to calculate the time to wake up one must know how many hours one needs to sleep to rest well.

For example, if bedtime is at 11:00 p.m. and fall asleep soon, the 4th sleep cycle will end at 5:00 p.m., so it will be easier to wake up at this time than at 6:00 p.m., for example. However, you can also sleep over 90 minutes and wake up at 6:30 or 8am according to your personal needs.

In addition, to sleep well is essential to keep the room dark, quiet, noiseless and with a pleasant temperature, in addition to finding a comfortable position, to get to sleep well and fast. Learn more tips in: Ten tips for a good night's sleep.

Find out why having a good night's sleep does well in: The benefits of sleeping well.