What do you wear when you sleep?
Before we get to the nuts and bolts of the post, take this quick Google Forms survey. I’ll share the results in our Facebook Group!
What do you wear when you sleep?
In the original post on sleep, I discussed a lot of ways to improve the quality and quantity of sleep. I didn’t discuss clothing, though. What we wear can have a dramatic effect on your sleep, mostly because of two major variables - comfort and temperature control. Generally, the more comfortable we are and the more control we have over our body temperature, the better we sleep.
We can accomplish these goals with one simple rule:
Keep it loose.
Clingy clothing seems to produce two bad effects - it increases our body temperature and it decreases melatonin production, both of which seem to have a negative effect on sleep quality and quantity. This means you should be skipping the bras and underwear (which may prevent other problems, too), skipping the tights, and skipping the bodysuits. The only exception?
Socks.
Aside from helping regulate body temperature, warmer feet seem to have an added “easier to orgasm” effect.
If you wear any clothing, it should be loose-fitting, made of a breathable fabric like cotton, and should be clean.
Anyway, how ‘bout sleeping in the nude?
At the time of writing, I don’t have data from the survey at the beginning of this post yet, but this fascinating study from mattressadvisor.com presents some pretty fascinating data (n=1,015), including:
58% of all respondents sleep naked.
Millennials led the way generationally, with 64.7% (Gen X, disappointingly, was only 45.2, but we’re better than the prudish Boomers, who only reported 39% who sleep naked.)
72.4% of people in relationships sleep in the nude. Slightly less than half of all singles sleep in the buff.
52% of men and 43% of women had someone walk in on them when they were sleeping in the nude. Yeah, there are a few dangers…
People who sleep in the nude have sex, on average, 8 times per week (compared to just four for the clothed crowd.)
79% of nude sleepers report getting great sleep every night, compared to just 60% of folks who wear clothes.
This data hints at some of the benefits (better sleep and more sex), which is enough of an argument for me.
What do you think? Has your sleepwear preference changed over time? If so, how and why? Head over to our Facebook Group and share your thoughts!
~Jason
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