Why Should Naps Be Allowed In Schools

People who always take a short nap during afternoon are most likely to be considered as a lazy person. Most of the time naps are too often considered a luxury or a sign of slackery. This is actually a very wrong perception but most of us still believe it. A quick and short nap is capable of doing big wonders. Many famous celebrities are nappers too like, Leonardo da Vinci took multiple naps a day and slept less at night, President John F. Kennedy ate his lunch in bed and then settled in for a nap every day, and the French Emperor Napoleon was not shy about taking naps. Could it be that these leaders knew something that we failed to know? I strongly support the proposal to encourage napping at school or work place and I have my very good reasons to prove it. Firstly, a short nap in the afternoon increases alertness. A NASA study shows that 100% alertness can be acquired through a 40 minutes of short nap. Normally during the afternoon, human’s energy level will …show more content…
There is a hormone called Cortisol in our body or known as the stress hormone. Excess cortisol increases glucose intolerance and abdominal fat, weakens the muscular and immune systems, stymies memory and learning, and decreases levels of growth hormone and testosterone in our bodies. These deleterious effects can lead to diabetes and heart disease. When we take a nap, our body produces an antidote to cortisol. This antidote hormone will boost our immune system, reduces stress and anxiety, and aids in muscle repair and weight loss. Basically, a nap gives our brain a chance to be relaxed and heal. As a conclusion, I personally agree on the proposal of a having naps in schools or workplace. Our society needs to come out from the stigma that believes napping is actually lazy and unproductive. Learn to embrace the nap and the napping of others as napping is not a character defect. People who nap might be the smartest, most productive people that we can come