How much sleep do *you* get?

ced1106 · 11-06-2007, 01:20 AM

Just read an article that correlated obesity with the amount of sleep a child got. I'm just wondering nowadays how much sleep "today's kids" are getting. Seems that, with the internet (anime direct downloads, cough cough), there are even *more* distractions. Or were there enough things to keep the parents awake "when they were kids" that we crossed that line a *long* time ago?
"Johnny, you stop playing that Atari and go to sleep!"

Study: More sleep can cut kids' obesity risk

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Here's another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese.

Researchers have found that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child's chances of being obese in sixth grade by 40 percent.

The less sleep they got, the more likely the children were to be obese in sixth grade, no matter what the child's weight was in third grade, said Dr. Julie Lumeng of the University of Michigan, who led the research.

If there was a magic number for the third-graders, it was nine hours, 45 minutes of sleep. Sleeping more than that lowered the risk significantly.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.....ap/index.html

Sanouske · 11-06-2007, 08:15 AM

lol, I for sure didn't get 9 hrs and 45 min of sleep a night as a kid. =p I got like 5-7. lol, good thing I was always active in sports. =p Right now I get about 6 hours of sleep per night. Maybe closer to 5 sometimes. O_o

skullreken · 11-06-2007, 02:13 PM

6 for me too I normaly go to bed between 12.30 and 1 am then get up at 7 for college seeing as I'm in college 9-6 every day I end up staying up that late to get my study done and watch anime

dragong88 · 11-06-2007, 02:49 PM

i usually get about 8 or 9... don't set my alarm anymore so sometimes up to 11hrs!! lol
but exam time it's way less usually only 6 or 7... but that seems pretty average for alot of people

whiteday26 · 11-06-2007, 03:27 PM

On week days about 2-3 hours average.
Excluding power shortages (sleeping in class, I mean) at school, I get 4-5hours of sleep, then one or two days missing sleep.
On weekends, about 6-7 hours.

biganimefan · 11-06-2007, 04:50 PM

usualy aroun 6,5-7 hours, sometimes i get even 11 hours of sleep (on weekends after a hard week at school)

mat67846 · 11-06-2007, 07:00 PM

I'm just about like Sano on sleep schedules. Maybe I'll got randomly pass out over there ----> xD

BlackBlade · 11-06-2007, 10:08 PM

I get about 7 hours of sleep every day. I try my best to sleep for as long as i can. ^_^

Aca · 11-06-2007, 10:28 PM

i go to collage and work so on weekdays i get around 6-8h sleep ,but on the weekedn around 14-16h :) ...lol i got to make up for lost sleep

ced1106 · 11-07-2007, 08:08 PM

Thanks for the replies. (: Seems like there's a trend so...

How does having less than the "conventional" 8 or 9 hours affect your lifestyle? Are you doing just fine with "less" sleep? Does it catch up with you?

And... is that obesity claim true or full of bunk?

Thanks!

11-06-2007, 01:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
ced1106 Bélias Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 0	*How much sleep do you* get?** Just read an article that correlated obesity with the amount of sleep a child got. I'm just wondering nowadays how much sleep "today's kids" are getting. Seems that, with the internet (anime direct downloads, cough cough), there are even more distractions. Or were there enough things to keep the parents awake "when they were kids" that we crossed that line a long time ago? "Johnny, you stop playing that Atari and go to sleep!" Study: More sleep can cut kids' obesity risk CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Here's another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese. Researchers have found that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child's chances of being obese in sixth grade by 40 percent. The less sleep they got, the more likely the children were to be obese in sixth grade, no matter what the child's weight was in third grade, said Dr. Julie Lumeng of the University of Michigan, who led the research. If there was a magic number for the third-graders, it was nine hours, 45 minutes of sleep. Sleeping more than that lowered the risk significantly. http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.....ap/index.html

11-06-2007, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sanouske ~Akatsuki GFX~ Join Date: May 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 5,472 Rep Power: 275	lol, I for sure didn't get 9 hrs and 45 min of sleep a night as a kid. =p I got like 5-7. lol, good thing I was always active in sports. =p Right now I get about 6 hours of sleep per night. Maybe closer to 5 sometimes. O_o __________________ Spoiler My Anime List My Sig Album AnimeA's Claim an Anime Character Sig of the Month Contest

11-06-2007, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
skullreken Kanu Fanboy / General Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dublin Ireland Age: 23 Posts: 8,376 Rep Power: 1478 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	6 for me too I normaly go to bed between 12.30 and 1 am then get up at 7 for college seeing as I'm in college 9-6 every day I end up staying up that late to get my study done and watch anime __________________ Procrastination is the ability to find something better to do Claimed characters Spoiler SIGN UP FOR THE NOVEMBER SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH COMPETITION CLICK HERE

11-06-2007, 03:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
whiteday26 Light Music Club Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hinamizawa Posts: 2,776 Rep Power: 351	On week days about 2-3 hours average. Excluding power shortages (sleeping in class, I mean) at school, I get 4-5hours of sleep, then one or two days missing sleep. On weekends, about 6-7 hours. __________________ Spoiler AnimeA Grail War Character List

11-06-2007, 04:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
biganimefan A cosplayer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 18 Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 60	usualy aroun 6,5-7 hours, sometimes i get even 11 hours of sleep (on weekends after a hard week at school) __________________

11-06-2007, 02:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
dragong88 Unknown Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	i usually get about 8 or 9... don't set my alarm anymore so sometimes up to 11hrs!! lol but exam time it's way less usually only 6 or 7... but that seems pretty average for alot of people

11-06-2007, 07:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
mat67846 Epic Noob! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Garden City, KS Age: 24 Posts: 1,161 Rep Power: 30	I'm just about like Sano on sleep schedules. Maybe I'll got randomly pass out over there ----> xD __________________ Signature Spoiler Fanclubs Spoiler

11-06-2007, 10:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
BlackBlade Head Tech Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,849 Rep Power: 679	I get about 7 hours of sleep every day. I try my best to sleep for as long as i can. ^_^ __________________ Sig created by blitzbullet **AnimeA's Official* Tech Guru*** Read my web security review of the latest security programs! http://www.animea.net/forums/f20/bla...-review-16114/

11-06-2007, 10:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aca AA's HD fanatic ^^ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hinamizawa Age: 23 Posts: 8,745 Rep Power: 2818 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	i go to collage and work so on weekdays i get around 6-8h sleep ,but on the weekedn around 14-16h :) ...lol i got to make up for lost sleep __________________ Spoiler (click on USERBARS bellow for link ^^) Spoiler ... (Celebrating 101 signatures) (The sigs in my gallery are for VIEWING only! you cant use them without my permission!!!) My Claimed Characters & FC's Spoiler *My Anime Top 15 List(updated)* Spoiler 1. Gungrave 2. Death Note 3. Code Geass 4. Xam'd Lost Memories 5. Gundam 00 6. Ghost in the Shell (all) 7. Eden of the East 8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (+Kai) 9. Monster 10. Elfen Lied 11. 5 cm per second 12. Ergo Proxy 13. Full Metal Alchemist 14. Voices of a Distant Star 15. NANA *(Signature Gallery 101 Sigs)** ... Anime Formats and Qualities guide *Check out my ANIME fan art on deviantart (click bellow)* Vote in the SOTMC : Heat 1 : Heat 2

11-07-2007, 08:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
ced1106 Bélias Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the replies. (: Seems like there's a trend so... How does having less than the "conventional" 8 or 9 hours affect your lifestyle? Are you doing just fine with "less" sleep? Does it catch up with you? And... is that obesity claim true or full of bunk? Thanks!

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