The Best Ways to Improve Recovery, WFH, Skin Temp and Other Listener Questions

Bed Sharing

Sharing a bed can significantly influence sleep quality and recovery. Emily Capodilupo explains that feelings of safety when sleeping next to a partner can lead to deeper sleep stages, enhancing overall restfulness. This sense of security often outweighs minor disturbances like movement or noise, contributing to better sleep quality 1.

When you're with your partner in bed, you feel a lot safer. And those feelings of safety allow you to get into deeper stages of sleep.

--- Emily Capodilupo

However, individual experiences may vary, especially if a partner's habits, like snoring, disrupt sleep. Overall, the comfort of a familiar environment and companionship generally promotes more restorative sleep 1.

   

WFH Effects

The shift to working from home during the pandemic had a complex impact on sleep patterns and recovery. Emily Capodilupo notes that while some individuals experienced increased REM sleep due to reduced commuting time, others faced heightened stress and sleep disorders 2. This stress, although mild, can enhance REM sleep as it aids in cognitive restoration and processing daily events.

REM sleep is cognitively restorative. It's when we process our days and try and make sense of things.

--- Emily Capodilupo

The pandemic's effects on sleep were polarizing, with some benefiting from more sleep and others struggling with anxiety and disrupted sleep architecture 3.