According to the Apple Watch, you're probably not getting enough sleep

• The Apple Watch was able to show that the majority of users do not get enough sleep
• The watch allows you to track sleep, if there is battery left
• Health professionals recommend sleeping quietly and in the dark

A study carried out by Apple in partnership with theBrigham and Women’s Hospitaltells us that nearly six in ten Americans sleep less than the minimum recommended by doctors. They are only like this31.2% to respect the threshold of seven hours of sleep, this can of course vary depending on the individual and the context. On average, Americans sleep six hours and twenty-seven minutes a day. There are even 8.8% who sleep less than five hours a day.

In the long term, the sleep debt cannot be recovered and its accumulation increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. There are many polyphasic sleep trials which focus on the phases considered the most “restorative” to save money, but unfortunately we do not yet have sufficiently reliable data to judge the potentially harmful effects of this solution.

How Apple Watch can help you sleep better

Thanks to the Apple Watch, users can track their sleep. The only downside: most models of these watches only allow you to last half a day without having to recharge the device, up to eighteen hours, depending on the manufacturer. This therefore only allows it to be used at night or during the day.L’Apple Watch Ultra, on the other hand, is capable of lasting twice as long according to Cupertino.

To track your sleep with an Apple Watch, here is the procedure:

1. access the iPhone associated with your Apple Watch
2. open the Health app
3. touchBrowse
4. touchSleep
5. go to the sectionConfigure Sleep
6. touchTo start up

Some tips for sleeping better

Health professionals recommend dedicating a room solely to sleep, such as a bedroom, which should not be used as an office or a living room where guests are welcomed. With this, it is imperative to sleep in an environment without light and without the slightest noise. As a bonus, it is better to follow the night schedule andavoid going to bed during the day, except for napswho are welcome during the afternoon. The use of an alarm should also be avoided: it is betterwake up naturally.

On the tech side, it's up to you to also activate the blue light filter from the settings.your iPhoneor your Mac. The feature called Night Shift allows this, also on iPad by the way.