Saturday, May 22, 2010

Is A Sleep Debt Making Your Arms Fatter?

By Katherine Crawford, M.S.

Studies have shown that women are more sleep deprived than ever. And this is not good news for those wishing to get rid of flabby arms. After all, sleep is critical if you want slimmer arms.

Unfortunately, a lack of sleep causes many different changes in your body that make your flab-less mission that much harder. One negative is the decrease in growth hormone output-a hormone that burns fat and builds muscle.

More importantly, no sleep translates into a poor mood. In other words, you mind will make mole hills seem like mountains.

Thus, here are five tips on how to get rid of flabby arms with sleep optimization:

1. Avoid the light. A single ray of light hitting your eyes can ruin your sleep. Light is the strongest signal your body uses for establishing sleep cycles. Either board up your windows or use a sleep mask if light is an issue.

2. Use your mind. Challenging your mind during the day will break down a lot of ATP. And breaking down ATP will help you sleep much better at night.

3. Do not deviate from your schedule. A single day of sleeping in can shift your sleep schedule forward by a couple of hours. And once this happens, sleep quality will decrease. So stick with a regular schedule and do not deviate no matter what!

4. Test your debt. Every woman has a sleep debt. Without one, nobody would be able to fall asleep. The difference between women is the magnitude of said debt. So do something monotonous. If you get tired, you debt is too big.

5. Do not get stressed during the day. You only have to avoid major stresses. Because a single bout of high intensity stress during the day can disrupt your sleep long after the fact at night.

Getting a full night's sleep will make the process of getting rid of flabby arms much easier. Managing a sleep debt while trying to get toned arms is like trying to run a marathon with a bag of rocks on your back. So get sleeping tonight!

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