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National Siesta Day - update
Tomorrow is National Siesta Day and interest from the press and radio has been good. If you haven't heard that Wednesday 28th is the day when we can all have a short nap after lunch, then catch up about it in my blog and at Siesta Awareness.
It will be featured in some national and regional press, and this morning I'm going to BBC Bush House to be interviewed for several radio programmes including tomorrow's Business Daily on BBC World Service. Listen in to Business Daily on 28th June at 8.40am UK time and at 4 other broadcast times around the world. It's also available to hear any time during Wednesday at the BBC World Service page and click on Radio Player.
If you ever feel that you could do with a post lunch nap to restore your energies for the afternoon, then tomorrow is definitely the day you can do it, and you won't be alone. Research shows that by having a short 10-15 minute nap in the early afternoon can help improve productivity by up to 34 %, help us feel more alert, clearer headed, negotiate better, and reduce the risk of accident. It's popular in Japan where companies nearly force their employees to take a nap in special 'napping rooms'. While here, progressive companies encourage the 'Power nap'. It's time that it was an acceptable practice in the UK.
So tomorrow, if you work at a desk, get a travel pillow, or something to lean your head against. Push your chair back against a wall, adjust the arm rests so you're supported without hunching your shoulders and set your mobile phone alarm for 15 minutes. Don't sleep for longer as you may feel drowsy for the afternoon. It needs to be short, to be most effective. And afterwards, drink some water and wash your face.
If you feel the benefit, you may like to do it every day.... I do. :-)
Have a good day, and I'll keep you posted.
