DEEP SLEEP STAGE FULL

This may seem like a stage that shouldn’t be included in the sleep cycle but being awake at night or in the morning plays a fundamental part in the sleep process. The first few stages are often categorised as ‘quiet sleep’ due to brain activity, whereas the final REM sleep stage is often ironically called ‘active sleep’ or paradoxical sleep. There are four unique stages of sleep that each carry with them vital functions for a rounded, refreshing and satisfying slumber.

Snoring… These may be some of the physical activities our bodies do when lying in bed at night, but do you know that a healthy sleep cycle is split up into complex stages?

DEEP SLEEP STAGE FULL

Most mammals use the circadian rhythm as a measure of daily cycle, although with humans it often signals an internal inclination to sleep.īut you need to go beyond the circadian rhythm to understand the full sleep pattern, so here’s the sleep cycle explained. In fact, it’s not just humans that use the 24-hour circadian rhythm to prompt activity through cycles of light and darkness (day and night).

Have you ever wondered how our bodies know when it’s time to sleep? Although we might feel tired after a long day at work, or the day after partying well into the early hours, our bodies also have a clever internal rhythm to make sure we are prompted to go to sleep - circadian regulation.

Deep sleep stage