Should you work out if you're sleep deprived?

missylectro
missylectro Posts: 448 Member
edited November 8 in Health and Weight Loss
If you had the choice between going to the gym and having a nap because you didn't have enough sleep the night before what would you do?
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  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
    Nap. Sleep deprivation and I don't do well - I would have a rotten workout and it'd effect the next day as well.
  • feralX
    feralX Posts: 334 Member
    Perpetual state of sleep deprivation for me, so yes I train.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    That is a consistent question for me.
  • SCV34
    SCV34 Posts: 2,048 Member
    With the job I have dealing with a lot of cash in and out, sleep is more important for me. I want by brain fully functional dealing with customers and their issues and their money. I would take the nap although it would probably be a short one.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    My co-worker has a sleep disorder which means she is in a perpetual state of sleep deprivation. Her REM sleep is disturbed. She finds intense physical activity about the only thing that helps her mind rest.

    I'd be careful with loose weights if I were sleep deprived.
  • Numberwang22
    Numberwang22 Posts: 213 Member
    My husband was doing an 80k Strava challenge and woke up during a run! He likened it to falling asleep at the wheel. Maybe a bit safer in the gym lol.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    In the immortal words of my younger brother "You can sleep when you're dead".

    But really, one night of bad sleep should not be leave you in sleep deprivation. Tired maybe, lazy maybe. Deprived, no.

    I would work out and make sure I got to bed early tonight.
  • RockWarrior84
    RockWarrior84 Posts: 840 Member
    yup, it tends to wake me up.
  • hncary
    hncary Posts: 176 Member
    Sleep deprivation is a constant for me so I make myself workout. However, that is just a result of working 3rd shift and having a toddler... if you aren't in a situation where you lack good sleep often, like mine, then one day off from the gym won't hurt.
  • 67mirunner
    67mirunner Posts: 32
    It depends on YOU. If the lack of sleep will cause you to binge, be anxious, or some other negative behavior than the nap is the way to go. If you can push through, then it might help clear your mind and calm your sprit. Any chance of getting to do both.....work it out and then go home and rest??
  • pander101
    pander101 Posts: 677 Member
    I've been picking sleep over getting up early for my workouts. Been averaging 4-5 hours a night so I'm in favoring of sleeping in or napping.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    missylectro wrote: »
    If you had the choice between going to the gym and having a nap because you didn't have enough sleep the night before what would you do?

    I'd go to the gym, and then nap afterwards. Boom. Best of both worlds.
  • cara4fit
    cara4fit Posts: 111 Member
    I feel it at the gym if I have even one night of short or disrupted sleep. Some people can do well on not much sleep but I'm not one of them, even as I get older. I'm in favor of the nap myself.:) And then going back to the gym!
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    Sleep!
  • Juvenica
    Juvenica Posts: 460 Member
    in favor of sleep, workout when you wake up
  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
    Get in my workout, which will help me sleep better that night.
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    It all depends upon what "not enough sleep" means for me. If I have a night where I miss 2-3 hours of sleep, I'm tired, but still go to the gym. If I have a night where we are up all night at work and I am lucky if I get 3-4 hours of very interrupted sleep, then I go for the nap. At that point I am just too tired to be able to lift safely.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    If it's just one night, go work out. It'll boost your energy for the rest of the day. If you're in a constant state of sleep deprivation and have a chance for a nap, take the nap.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Laura6887 wrote: »
    Get in my workout, which will help me sleep better that night.

    This, if it's true for you as it usually is for me. Napping also tends to mess me up.

    If I'm pretty sleep deprived, though, I'll choose sleeping in the morning (if I can) over a particular workout, which I've generally found to pay off with a lot more energy when I worked out the next day.
  • ksolksol
    ksolksol Posts: 194 Member
    Depends on how badly. For me, one true route to binging is if I get too exhausted, so I'd tend to vote nap, or at least moderate exercise rather than vigorous. I think this is a "know thyself!" situation.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Yup. I'm chronically sleep-deprived, so I just go anyway.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    Well I'm incapable of napping, which SUCKS btw, but say I had a bad night's sleep and could get up with the alarm or reset it for an hour later...if I felt tired I would reset the alarm. When I'm tired I just eat constantly, also I'm pissy and snippy and not sharp like I need to be. I'm just not a good tired person.
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    I don't exercise hard when I'm not well nourished and rested. It leads to panic attacks.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    missylectro wrote: »
    If you had the choice between going to the gym and having a nap because you didn't have enough sleep the night before what would you do?

    I'd go anyway. I'm always sleep deprived. If I used that as an excuse, I'd never do anything. Take a nap later.
  • Silverdracos
    Silverdracos Posts: 110 Member
    My body and I rarely agree on what is "enough" sleep. I function with a constant sense of fatigue that never leaves thanks to the MS. So unless my body is actually giving me signals like slurred words, loss of balance, and headaches I just keep with the original plan and ignore it.
  • darkrider42
    darkrider42 Posts: 5,422 Member
    A couple nights of not enough sleep, I say go workout. But if you find yourself getting into a state of chronic sleep deprivation from many nights in a row of too little sleep, you run the risk of running your body down and lowering your immune system and getting sick.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    nap. always.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Depends on how tired I am.

    If a Stay Awake (200mg caffeine pill) will wake me up, then I take one..wait about 1hr and then workout.

    If however, I'm past the point of caffeine waking me up, then it's nap time. At this point, I'm more likely to injure myself if I workout.

  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    In my case sleep deprivation and working out go hand in hand. If I get enough sleep, I don't have time to work out.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    balance in all things.
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