![]() REM (Rapid Eye Movement)ĭuring REM, not only the body but the brain is restored. A healthy amount of time spent in deep sleep is 20-25% of your total sleep time. Your brain activity involves delta waves, which is why this stage is often called slow wave sleep. Your breathing and heart rate are at their slowest as your body fully relaxes. ![]() This is also the time when your immune system is fortified. ![]() When your body enters deep sleep, this is a crucial time for your muscles to repair and rebuild. A healthy amount of light sleep is around 50% of your total sleep time. Your breathing will slow and your body temperature will drop slightly. This stage is the transition period between "awake" and "deep" sleep, when your body is still partially responsive to the environment but also partially attuned to the restoration that takes place in deep sleep, such as muscle recovery. The periods of 1-3 minutes spent awake are quite common and rarely is an individual conscious for all, if any, of those awake periods. It is entirely normal for someone to spend upwards of 30 minutes to 1 hour awake during the night, even if there is no memory of the time spent awake. This is the time measured during the night where you are not fully asleep. The sleep stage "Awake" is as simple as it sounds. The average adult will cycle through these stages 3-5 times per night. Whether measured in a sleep lab or with a wearable device, a recorded night of sleep will be broken down into four unique sleep "stages": Awake, Light, Deep/Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) Sleep and Rapid Eye Movement (REM). ![]()
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