Kevin Renfrow

This week has been, well, tiring. I haven’t been staying up any later than usual and I’ve been getting up at the same time. Whatever’s going on, I’ve been having a heck of a time getting up in the morning and have been feeling pretty groggy for the first hour or so.

This groggy feeling has prompted me to look up some information on napping. I came across an interesting article from The Boston Globe on “the perfect siesta.”

Most mammals sleep for short periods throughout the day. We have consolidated sleep into one long period, but the biological vestige remains. Our bodies are programmed for two periods of intense sleepiness: in the early morning, from about 2 to 4 a.m., and in the afternoon between 1 and 3 p.m.

The article goes on to discuss what times are best for you to nap based on your sleep schedule and how to nap correctly. Overall, it’s pretty good information for the busy college student. I’ll definitely try to fit a short afternoon siesta into my Mudd schedule.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/naps/

A little about the author: Kevin is a student at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA. He loves the outdoors and enjoys backpacking, camping, hiking, biking, kayaking, and just about everything. When he's not in the great outdoors, he spends his free time working on web development projects and tinkering with computers. Kevin is currently serving as the Web Coordinator for the Western Region, Order of the Arrow, BSA.