Good QUALITY sleep boosts creativity and critical thinking. Here’s how to get started…

702 and CapeTalk’s Africa Melane speaks with mental fitness coach Liezel van der Westhuizen.

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It allows your body to refresh and your brain to reset, helps to consolidate short-term memory into long-term storage, and forges creative links. 

Whether it is a full seven to eight hours or a good power nap, every little bit helps.

“Even just 24 hours without sleep impairs our attention, our working memory, things like flexibility, strength training, thinking… your attention suffers greatly.” 

– Liezel van der Westhuizen, mental fitness coach

Van der Westhuizen shares tips to ensure you are getting enough rest: 

• Short strategic naps (20 to 40 minutes)
• Seven to eight hours of sleep at night
• Create a sleep support environment with no screens, a cool dark environment, no caffeine, and a calming bedtime routine.

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