So next time your other half asks if it's his turn to have a
lie-in, refer him to Prof Horne's sensible sleep advice - and grab a guiltfree extra half-hour in bed.
In fact, the last Sunday morning
lie-in I can remember was in Cardiff last April, when I rather selfishly sneaked away from my week-old daughter for 48 hours of football action at the Millennium Stadium.
Don't kid yourself that a
lie-in at the weekend can make up for going without sleep in the week.
But I was surprised when it added that a weekend
lie-in doesn't counter the ill-effects of lack of sleep during the week.
I like a
lie-in on Saturdays and so, normally, do the Offspring.
Whatever time I've gone to bed I'd always rather get up than
lie-in.
I rarely have a
lie-in and I think part of that is getting older.
However, experts claim that not only does an occasional
lie-in not make up for a lack of sleep, but hitting the 'snooze' button could be making things worse, and we'd be far better off waking up at the same time every day.
However, experts claim that not only does an occasional
lie-in not make up for a lack of sleep, but hitting the snooze button could be making things worse, and we'd be far better off waking up at the same time every day.
That, of course, led to a
lie-in, which I also enjoyed immensely, before bounding down the stairs to spot a note on the kitchen table.
Dairy farmers could be in for some
lie-ins if plans to develop a cow-milking robot get mooo-ving.
EARLY mornings have been scientifically proven to be a shock to the system and
lie-ins officially reduce stress.
