์Napping after a midday meal is refreshing and provides an energy boots for the second half of the day.
And “power naps” – a short sleep taken during the working day aimed at improving the quality of work later in the day – are common in homes and offices in the United States and Asia. A midday nap is a short moment of rest – a therapeutically beneficial break in a busy day.
A chief physician at renowned university in Germany remarks that it is important that body and soul relax via an all- system shutdown and relief from stress factors. A professor of internal medicine at Cologne University says that sleep calms a stressed nervous system.
He further explains that while a person sleeps, his heart beats more slowly, the breathing rate is lower, blood pressure drops and so does his body temperature. Therefore, stress reduction is the most obvious effect of a nap. After a nap, a person usually feels fit and productive Again; his reaction time and the ability to concentrate are improved.
Another German physician says that afternoon naps benefit overall health. Referring to a study done in 2007 by scientists from Athens and Boston, she adds that people who take regular naps have a significantly lower risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases.