• Question: Can you 'Bank' sleep in advance?

    Asked by jamesagrear to Claire, Kate, Matt, Rob, Sam on 18 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Robert Woolfson

      Robert Woolfson answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      I don’t think so. Being well rested probably helps but the human body tends to need regular breaks to recharge. There’s only so long one brain can work without needing to switch off for a while.

    • Photo: Sam Geen

      Sam Geen answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      So apparently you can – http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8504867.stm

      But that said, getting a regular sleep pattern helps. Otherwise you find it hard to sleep when you’re supposed to. That said, I’m always tired from doing stuff in the evenings and getting up to go to work…

    • Photo: Matthew Pankhurst

      Matthew Pankhurst answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      It always feels nice waking up after a great sleep, but there is such a thing called oversleeping as well. This happens because you confuse your body clock and you feel tired. If you wake up feeling super energized and ready to run around all day maybe you have banked some sleep! I’ve only heard of people talking about “catching up” on sleep, which might be because I hang around people that try to squeeze as much as possible into one day, and because I’m a new parent!

    • Photo: Claire Lee

      Claire Lee answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I honestly thought you couldn’t, then I read that article. That’s pretty cool, I ought to try it.

      Now if only there was a way you could catch up on sleep…

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