Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsMOVETop reasons why 8-10 hours of sleep leads to a healthy lifestyle by Joelle Soto October 3, 2020 In this generation of technology takeover, it is really difficult for a lot of people to get a good night’s sleep. It’s recommended to have 8-10 hours of sleep each night. But of course, distractions are everywhere — whether that be from scrolling through social media platforms, watching movies or TV shows, or staying up on your laptop doing work and looking at emails.Also, the stress of everything that has been going on in 2020 causes individuals to spend the night tossing and turning. When you have a lot on your mind which results in a poor night’s sleep, not everyone has the leisure of being able to sleep in to recover.There are many of negative risks for having a bad nights sleep on your physical body. Lack of sleep, not only can make you feel mentally drained, tired, groggy and exhausted and cause a poor and unproductive day the next day. But it can have long term affects on the physical health of your body and come in between you and a healthy lifestyle.Here are seven reasons why a lack of sleep can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle:Poor sleep is a major risk factor for weight gain and obesity.Poor sleep can increase your appetiteWhen you do not get enough sleep your body will increase ghrelin and decrease in leptin which in turn will cause your body to be hungry and increase the appetite of the individual.Sleep helps you fight cravings and make healthy choicesLack of sleep makes it harder for the human body to fight off cravings of tempting foods.Lack of sleep can cause an individual to crave carbs and fat and cause an individual to eat higher caloriesPoor sleep can increase your calorie intakePeople who get poor sleep tend to consume more calories and affect your portion controlLess hours of sleep may decrease your resting metabolismYour RMR (resting metabolic rate) is the number of calories that your body will burn when you are at rest. This is affected by an individuals age, weight, height, gender and muscle mass.Poor sleep can also cause muscle loss. Typically 8/10 hours of healthy sleep with allow for muscle gain and muscle growth and also muscle recovery. Muscles burn more calories at rest than an individuals fat does. So when muscle is LOST, RMR will decrease.Sleep can enhance physical activityLack of sleep can cause daytime fatigue which in turn will make you less likely to want to work out and less motivated to exercise.It helps prevent insulin resistanceA lack of sleep can cause cells to become insulin resistant.Having excess of insulin makes you feel that your body is hungrier and will also tell the body to store more calories as fat in the body. Insulin resistance is a forewarning for type 2 diabetes and also weight gain.For more tips on hours of sleep, follow my instagram page @joelllllle or check out my website www.fitbyjoelle.com to learn more about health and nutrition and get a personal workout plan and personal meal plan as well! Be sure to tag @InTheZone on both Twitter and Instagram with your thoughts. Post Views: 84The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsJoelle SotoLatest posts by Joelle Soto (see all) Best foods to consume pre and post workout - October 3, 2020 Top reasons why 8-10 hours of sleep leads to a healthy lifestyle - October 3, 2020 Benefits of Partner Workouts - September 18, 2020 Fitness Fact: Macro Calorie Counting - September 15, 2020 Related Topicshealthy lifestylehours of sleepsleep Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 69: WFAN’s Al Dukes (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 12, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 The Most Catastrophic Boat Trip Since the Titanic; the New York Giants by John Venezia | posted on October 4, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 68: WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 7, 2021More in MOVE How To Stay Fit and Avoid Holiday Pounds During the PandemicWith coronavirus cases surging once again across the country, more and more people are... Sydney Cummings Workouts Motivate and InspireThis week I tried Sydney Cummings’ YouTube workouts. Her channel contains dozens of energetic,... How Does Jane Fonda’s Workout Measure Up Among Modern Fitness Influencers?Jane Fonda, who was a fitness influencer before fitness influencing was a thing, recently... At-home HIIT Workout: The Ladder MethodThe Ladder Method HIIT workout can be especially challenging because it works the same... It Takes Grit…and Grace with Fitness Expert, YouTuber & Mindset Coach Rebecca-Louise Smith (VIDEO) Sexy Clean Kitchen Founder Lisa Gangemi Talks Diet Personalization and Nutrition for Athletes