Yes I call it the best tip you can get for losing tummy fat. It’s because you can’t get any easier tip than this. You know there’s numerous fat loss guidelines and some of them are impossible to follow.
So why More Sleep is Better for Losing Tummy Fat
A 2008 study published in American Journal of Epidemiology studied 10, 308 British from the period of 1997-1999 and 2003-2004 found that sleep time less than 5 hours was associated with higher BMI ( meaning higher body weight) and bigger waist circumference ( meaning bigger tummy).
In 16 year study published in American Journal of Epidemiology investigated 68, 183 nurses’ sleep duration and body weight gain. It’s reported that the nurses that got less than 5 hours sleep gained the most weight and the data from the study suggests the less sleep you get the more weight you gain. After 10 years, those people who slept less than 5 hours gained 5.63kg and people who slept 6 hours gained 5.16kg. And the interesting part is that the research seem to suggest that the exercise and dietary variability among the nurses did not affect the experimenttal results. This could mean that you could do all the right thing with exercise and eating you could still gain weight if you don’t get enough sleep.
After looking at the research, it freaks me out and got me thinking about why some of my Perth personal training clients find it so hard to lose weight. So the bottom line is sleep more to lose weight if you’re seriously about losing weight and fat long-term. And sleep more to lose tummy fat.
So what’s the optimal number of hours of sleep you should get?
From the studies, it seems to suggest at least 7 hours but we’re all different. It depends partly on how fresh you are. Say you try 7 hours of sleep and still feel tired, extend it by 30 minutes and see what happen. Extend it by another 30 minutes until you honestly feel refreshed if you’re still tired.
Like I said earlier, you got to take your sleep very seriously if you want to lose those tummy fat and extra bodyweight espeacially so when you done everything right.
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Hey Alicia
Thanks for reading the blog!