Fitness Friday

The Latest Fitness Class Trend May be a Sleeper

A fitness class in Glasgow has created a fitness class that consists of nothing more than climbing into bed and sleeping for 45 minutes. 

Sleeping doesn't just feel good, it actually is good for you. A recent study showed that lack of sleep produces more of the hormone ghrelin (leaving one hungry for sugary foods), while getting sleep produces more of the hormone leptin (leaving one with a full feeling). A gym in Glasgow has taken notice of the growing trend of lack of sleep due to busy and stressful living conditions for their membership base, and have created a 45 minute fitness class where class-goers sleep for 45 minutes straight. The class is primarily aimed at exhausted parents, and comes in the wake of research being released stating that 86% of parents in the UK admit to feeling fatigued, while 26% admit to getting less than 5 hours of sleep a night.   

Here are some other quick statistics about the sleep and the importance of it:

• Most adults need 7-8 hours of sleep per night
• Over 20% of Americans suffer from chronic sleep loss or undiagnosed sleep disorders
• 3-5% of Americans who are obese can be attributable to short sleep
• 100,000 deaths occur in the US a year due to sleep deprivation and medical errors
• 35.3% of adults report less than 7 hours of sleep a night