Many years ago I read where Bill Rodgers basically sat around or napped between workouts. At the time being 15, I thought that was crazy. Running was his full time job and jsut a passion for me. The lessons learned through my own body taught me that sleep is essential. Maybe more than food, water or Ibuprofen. Over the years my body has worked best on sleeping from 9pm-6am with a nap during the day. When I work out hard is becomes necessary. The sleep helps the adrenal system recover, lets your own Human Growth Hormones restore your system and lets you get the time to dream about your next workout. Now that I bike more often, the workouts don't have the skeletal stress associated with running and as a result I seem to recover quicker.
Life and it stresses are one more reason to get sleep. My body has followed the daylight schedules and I need less sleep during the summer but, that heat really takes it out of you. Don't feel guilty about getting the sleep your body craves, your family and workouts will thank you.
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