| Fatigue is a major issue across the modern world | | | | this window. When we miss our sleep window our |
| as our lives change so drastically day to day that | | | | brain starts revving up again and we do not feel |
| our bodies that do not evolve as quickly as | | | | tired anymore for a while until that window |
| technology tends to be left behind leaving us | | | | comes again but this is very detrimental to long |
| asking "Why Am I Always Tired?" There are | | | | term energy levels. |
| many reasons for being tired all the time but one | | | | - Sleep Cycle - Our sleep cycle is a period of time |
| of the lesser known aspects is our sleep patterns | | | | that our body and brain winds down into a deep |
| that if we mess up can lead to us feeling tired, | | | | slumber and then rises again to a lighter sleep. |
| burnt out and lethargic until we right them. | | | | This is an integral part of sleep and most sleep |
| To fully appreciate this we need to understand | | | | cycle last approximately four hours and so we try |
| two vital parts of sleeping. | | | | to get eight hours sleep to fit in two cycles. What |
| - Sleep Window - Our bodies are very good at | | | | this means is that if we wake naturally at the end |
| regulating many things but our minds is often | | | | of a cycle we wake up refreshed but if we wake |
| intent on pushing ourselves beyond what our | | | | in the middle of this cycle when we are in a deep |
| body wants. One example of this is our sleep | | | | sleep our body is not ready for this and can |
| window, when our body is ready to sleep it sends | | | | make it very difficult to function and we often |
| signals out and we start to yawn and feel tired, | | | | end up tired all day. Some peoples sleep cycles |
| generally this means we need sleep and we obey | | | | are short than this or longer too so it is not exact |
| by going to bed. However do we do this that | | | | but knowing your cycles is important to |
| often? Or maybe we fight off that sleepiness to | | | | understanding how to get a good nights sleep. |
| watch TV, play a computer game, desperately | | | | If we force our body beyond these natural cycles |
| study for that exam or finish that bit of work for | | | | we run the risk of fatigue that leads us to our |
| the boss tomorrow. Many things lead us to miss | | | | original question of "Why Am I Always Tired? |