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What is an elite sleeper?

Elite sleepers, or "short sleepers" are biologically predisposed to need less sleep. They also sleep more efficiently, which allows them to wake up after four or five hours feeling as refreshed as many of us are after seven or eight hours. Sean was...

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10.03 1 Jun 2022


What is an elite sleeper?


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10.03 1 Jun 2022


Elite sleepers, or "short sleepers" are biologically predisposed to need less sleep. They also sleep more efficiently, which allows them to wake up after four or five hours feeling as refreshed as many of us are after seven or eight hours. Sean was joined Motty Varghese Sleep Physiologist and Behavioral Sleep Therapist at Sleep Therapy Clinic in Dublin to explain what causes the condition.


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