Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength training does for our muscles. But maximum efficiency requires optimal rest.
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Many people may call it self-care to crash on the couch with your smartphone, but screen-based activities increase the load on your brain instead of resting it.
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
Fancy retreats and suites with sleep butlers and pillow menus are becoming big business. But do you really need to leave home for some shuteye?
Girl mossing’s proponents are chiefly young women posting forest selfies and embracing natural processes of renewal and decay.
Mindfulness is everywhere in pop culture today, but that doesn’t mean people agree on what it means.
Rituals of rest and contemplation are woven into many religious traditions around the world.
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
Pilots are often overtired, making them prone to errors. Some countries let them sleep on the job – under strict rules. Pilots love the idea, but consumers are wary, for now.
A long weekend approaches. Here’s how to make it feel like a vacation, and return to work feeling fully recharged.
The benefits of naps are similar to those experienced after consuming caffeine, but without the side effects of caffeine dependence and possibly disrupted sleep at night time.
It is worth remembering that sleep ‘crises’ are far from new.
Life is messy – and it’s time we accepted that.
Rest is an elusive concept, but new research will hopefully nail it down
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Associate lecturer, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of Manchester
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