It has happened to all of us: we wake up early for work all week and look forward to going to bed at the weekend. And as soon as Saturday morning comes, he finds us waking up earlier than normal, and in fact without an alarm clock!
While it may be helpful to wake up early without the help of an alarm clock throughout the week, it can be annoying when we hope to have a few more hours in bed.
So why wake up early on the weekend when we do not want to? First, we need to talk about sleep cycles.
What are sleep cycles?
We sleep in cycles that last about 90 minutes. These cycles include light sleep, deep sleep, the period of dreaming, waking up and after returning to sleep.
Waking up at the end of a sleep cycle can make you feel easier to get up while waking up in the middle of a deep sleep can make you feel tired.
Scheduling your sleep according to sleep cycles can help you have a better night’s rest or even an afternoon nap. But what do sleep cycles have to do with waking up in the morning?
Why do we wake up early on the weekend?
You may wake up early on the weekend for a variety of reasons.
First of all, if you wake up early with an alarm clock during the week, your body could get used to your sleep routine. This means that you will wake up at about the same time every day, even without an alarm clock.
So while you may be able to wake up at 6 in the morning from Monday to Friday, your body may not take note that it is Saturday and it will wake you up anyway.
Dr. Neil Stanley, sleep expert and author of How To Sleep Well, told Metro.co.uk: “The most important aspect of waking up refreshed is having a set waking time seven days a week.”
“Your body and brain start preparing to wake up about 90 minutes before you wake up, so if you have a steady time to wake up, your body and brain know when they are going to wake up and so they can prepare accordingly.”
Alternatively, you may find that you wake up early on the weekend because you wake up naturally at the end of your sleep cycle.
So while you were planning to wake up at 10 in the morning, your body can tell you that it is ready to wake up at 8 in the morning. While it may be earlier than you planned to wake up, it may be easier for you to get up at the end of your sleep cycle than if you go back to sleep only to wake up with an alarm clock during deep sleep.
However, if your sleep is constantly disturbed, you may need to seek further advice from your doctor.
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