If rest doesn’t come easy for you comprehending the mechanism behind sleeping and how it recharges you could assist you distinguish the problem of what is keeping you from it. Comprehending rest is not so simple because you’re either up, asleep, or somewhere in between. The’re a number of matters that happen as soon as you begin to drift off to slumber that determines how well you will sleep.

Drowsiness is the first stage of sleeping and at this time your muscles will go limp, you will feel yourself get weary, and you can no longer keep your eyes open. This is the fastest developing phase, usually between five and ten. The next stage is light stage often called stage two and at this point your respiratory system and body temperature drop. The heart rate may also lag during this part of sleep.

Stages three and four are easily determined to be deep sleep and are where it should be hard to wake up. You might feel a bit dopey and unable to come awake promptly but this important sleep stage allows your brain to rest while the circulatory system slows, at which time the nutrient rich blood nourishes your body. There is also a heightened level of immune action during these two stages of sleep.

The most fascinating stage is called stage five or REM sleep and is generally thought of as the dreaming phase of a good night’s rest. Drifting in and out of stage five happens often so there may be several minutes or hours within the stage of REM sleep. This part of the sleep process is defined by some physical breathing conditions of the shallow sort, deep or even irregular. You may also experience a rise in heart rate and blood pressure.

This particular portion of the entire sleep cycle is good for helping your mind process heavy emotions, stress reduction and generally benefitting the person getting a good rest. Light sleepers are usually in stage two and rarely go into three and four where they need to be in order to obtain the most rest possible. People who have difficulty waking up probably hanging around too long in deep sleep and rise quickly upon waking rather than running through each stage.

The stages of sleep also change based on the time you have spent in each sleep stage through the previous week, so if you spend too much time in a heavy sleep one night the next night you may spend more time in REM or light sleep. Ultimately however it balances out and you’ll likely spend equal amounts of time in every stage of sleep. This is one of the reasons why it is stated that you won’t catch up on sleep but you can catch up on rest.