LOTS of us are guilty of snoozing the alarm in the morning, while some are able to jump right out of bed as soon as it starts beeping.
But according to new research, being part of the 69% of people that hit snooze every morning could be beneficial to your health.
Getting an extra few minutes of sleep helps you gradually come out of a state of sleep inertia – the name for the groggy feeling we get upon waking, caused by abrupt disruption of sleep.
In turn, this absence of sleep inertia makes it easier for us to peel ourselves away from our duvets.
A study published earlier this month in Journal of Sleep Research, found that people who hit the snooze button “come to alertness quicker” than those who don’t.
In the research, a whopping 69% of people admitted to being snoozers.
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“When snoozing, as opposed to when having to wake up right away, I would say that they came to alertness quicker,” said the study’s lead author, Tina Sundelin.
“Even though there was no difference in how sleepy or alert they felt subjectively.”
The study found that snoozing for up to 30 minutes led to no major difference in cognitive function.
According to Dr. Carol Ash, a board-certified sleep specialist at RWJ Barnabas Health, being a snoozer is something to boast about.
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"What the study showed is when you hit the snooze button, you actually wake up and have … better thinking," she told the Today Show.
“It all depends on how you’re built.”
Dr Carol explained that night owls are more likely to hit the snooze button because they’re in the deeper stages of sleep when their alarm goes off.
“When you hit the snooze button, you actually wake up and have improved cognitive performance or better thinking,” she said.
“But your mood is still miserable.”
Chris Tattersall, Sleep Expert at bedding retailer Woolroom, recently told Fabulous that getting a good night sleep that leaves you refreshed in the morning is all to do with your bedding.
“I always recommend wool as as a duvet filling, as it is a light, breathable and moisture transporting fibre, which is proven to keep you cool, even when it’s hot, and warm when the cooler temperatures move in,” he said.
“Similarly, the material of your sleepwear is also significant.
“Natural fibres like cotton, linen, or ultra-fine merino wool are light and breathable, whilst synthetic fibres are more likely to leave you feeling damp and uncomfortable.”
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