Repaying sleep debt on holidays? Unlikely, expert says
Work-related stress makes many of us lose sleep, and catching up on lost sleep is high on the agenda as the summer holidays approach. Poor sleep can’t be turned into good overnight, but it pays off to try, as good sleeping habits keep us going on holiday and at work. “People tend to work very hard before the holidays, thinking that’s when they’ll have time to sleep. Sadly, it doesn’t work that way. If you’ve slept poorly over a long period of time, your holidays will get spent on just recovering,” says Docent Henri Tuomilehto from the University of Eastern Finland. Last-minute