So, why is sleep so important?

It helps us retain information – if you’ve been cramming revision late before a test the next day, if you don’t sleep enough, that revision is a waste of time. You might as well throw the cue cards away. A good, deep sleep helps your brain to store everything you’ve learnt, so you can head into a test prepared.

It gives your body much-needed rest – the obvious one, but your whole body needs time to reset and refresh too, so you have enough energy to go about your day.

It maintains good mental health – with consistent sleep, you can think more clearly, process emotions more easily and also better cope with change.

It keeps you healthy – good sleep actually stops you from getting sick as often, stay at a healthy weight and even helps you with growth.

It allows your body to go into repair mode – so that it can heal damaged tissues, muscles and cells while you sleep.

For ways to help improve your night-time routine, check out this post.