Sleep Cycles

[cassa333]

Hi,

Got myself a new Fitbit the other day and obviously I’m havent to get used to it.

But I’m a bit confused by the sleep cycle chart it give you.

I’ve had a jolly good look on google and have asked what is the recommended % of your sleep should be deep and REM sleep but it just comes up with loads of waffle and charts that don’t show me anything. They all say 90 ,impute cycles but not how much time in each part.

Does anyone know the accepted ‘norms’ for deep and REM sleep or can direct me to a simple guide please?

For example last night I had only 28 minutes of deep sleep all night and 34 minutes the night before.

[albaqwerty]

I really hate to ask, but do you feel the need for a computer of some sort to dictate your sleep? (sorry if I'm reading your Q wrong)

How do you feel when you wake in the morning? Rested or still tired?

[cassa333]

Hi,

It doesn’t dictate my sleep. It can’t have an impact on it. It’s just interesting to see.

I am always tired and actually because of that I’ve got used to being tired, if that makes sense??

It’s just an interesting exercise.

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"On a typical night a young adult who sleeps well will spend about 5% in Stage 1, 50% in Stage 2, 28% in deep sleep (3 or 4) and about 25% in REM sleep"

Source:
http://www.selfhelpguides.ntw.nhs.uk/imperial/leaflets/selfhelp/Sleeping%20Problems.pdf

However I suspect that most doctors would say that as long as you don't still feel tired once you've got out of bed and 'refreshed yourself', and you don't feel tired later on in the day either, the sleep that you're getting is perfectly adequate (irrespective of what information any gadgets might provide you with).

[pastafreak]

I dont know which fitbit you've got, but when I go to my dashboard for my Charge 2, I click on the sleep tile which shows me my daily and weekly sleep pattern. Then I click on the day I want to see..."today". On that page I can see Sleep Stages...below that is a panel with "today", 30 Day average" and "Benchmark" . This third one compares my sleep to that of other women my age.

[albaqwerty]

I'm not against interesting exercises, I'm always nosey :-)

I've a sneaky feeling that % of REM sleep is very small, even in an 8 hour sleep.

[pastafreak]

According to my fitbit, the typical % of REM for a woman my age is 12-22%.

[Tilly2]

Just close your eyes and go to sleep. Don't worry about what kind of sleep it is, just do your thing.

[cassa333]

Thanks everyone.

I found the average for my age Pasta.

I’m only getting 6% deep sleep which is probably why I’m always knackered lol

[cassa333]

Really annoyed with my Fitbit today.

For the first time in ages I actually slept for over eight hours but my fit bit just recorded awake, asleep and restless and not deep, light and REM.

[Tilly2]

Perhaps it's malfunctioning, Cassa.

[cassa333]

Sadly I think I pressed the wrong button.