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djfyt Posts: 12 Joined: 2002/06/22	2002/06/27, 10:25 PM whats the minimum requirement of sleep for teens. i heard since they are "developing" at a faster rate, they need more sleep. especially those who are active. anyone the minimum sleep requirement?
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/28, 10:47 AM Anything less than 7 hours is not enough, in my opinion...especially if you're a weightlifter. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2002/06/28, 11:11 AM Most of the things I've read say 7 - 8 unless you talk to my son and he'll pull out a study that says 11 is the minimum. :)
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/06/28, 11:45 AM LOL.....THAT IS GOOD .........WHAT IS 11 HOURS SLEEP I TRY TO GET AT LEAST 7
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/06/28, 11:55 AM Sleep? What's that? I never get to do that... -------------- Practice does NOT make perfect. Perfect practice does.
Mathiau Posts: 72 Joined: 2002/07/20	2002/07/21, 08:02 PM lol i am the worse, i can sleep sometimes for a day, or other times 4 hours is fine. i would say lately i average about 10 hours of sleep. but am working to get that down to 8 hours. 8 is a good number, pending on what your day involves. -------------- (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯The trouble with life is there’s no background music¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯God must love stupid people, he made so many of them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Life ain't short, your just dead for too frick'n dam long!`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸They know what is what, but they don't know what is what, they just strut,WTF!¸.·´¯)
Rancid Posts: 20 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/08/16, 12:38 AM Anything under 9 hours and i can't make toast the next day. I usually sleep kind of late (like around 1'ish) because i play sports, work, skateboard and workout all day so my body needs it.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2002/08/16, 12:53 PM Teens are still growing and devloping. What's really weird is that we only grow in our sleep. That doesn't mean that if you sleep 15 hours, you'll be bigger than everyone else. Growth hormone (GH) is only secreted when the body is totally at rest (read: sleep). If I sleep more than 8 hours, I think my body tends to remain at rest for the entire following day. I just can't sleep that long. I usually sleep anywhere between 4-6 hours. Now, with the new baby, its not always good, continuous sleep. I know that's not good, but there's not much I can do about it. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."