How Much Sleep Do You Need?

There is no set rule for an exact amount of time everyone should sleep.

Welcome back. This week, I'm going over the highly discussed question, how much sleep is the right amount?

The answer is, it depends. It depends on your age, activity level, state of health. There is no set rule for an exact amount of time everyone should sleep because we all are different. Thankfully, great guidelines have been published by the National Sleep Foundation with recommended durations for each age.

Let's get into what the per day recommendations are for a few different ages. I'd also like to note that it is normal for some to need slightly more or less than the recommendations.

Infants are recommended to sleep 12 to 15 hours. School-aged kids are recommended to sleep 9 to 11. And for adults, our recommendations are 7 to 9 hours.