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re: Men over 50 and napping on the weekends

Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
6127 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:29 pm to
No, men don’t nap.

You probably need to get your T checked. Hand in your man card until you get it straightened out.
Posted by HippieTiger
Boulder, CO
Member since Oct 2015
2152 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:31 pm to
“Why we sleep” by Mathew Walker has some good insights and studies done on the topic of napping

TLDR - short naps improve your overall health
Posted by Upperaltiger06
North Alabama
Member since Feb 2012
4212 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:41 pm to
A proper nap should be 10-25 minutes. Anymore and I feel groggy or have trouble sleeping. I take a nap every single day.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
89053 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:44 pm to
quote:

short naps improve your overall health


we used to take a "sleep" class as part of annual recurrent training because just about everything we do is on the back side of our circadian rhythm, pretty interesting stuff, really puts you to sleep
Posted by Dalosaqy
I can't quite re
Member since Dec 2007
13247 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

a nap should be 20 min tops not 2 hours

Lotsa evidence to support this.
Posted by tigersaint74
Poopoo, Hawaii
Member since Feb 2007
726 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

Never. I never take a nap. I stay moving seems like I never stop. ADD definitely.

I'm sleepy all of the time and never get enough sleep no matter how hard I try, but if I try to take a nap, I can't because I can't stop thinking about random things. I'm assuming this is ADD as well.
Posted by tigersaint74
Poopoo, Hawaii
Member since Feb 2007
726 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:10 pm to
quote:

I nap fairly often during the work week. I will lie down for about an hour after work.

...and this doesn't affect your sleep at night?
Posted by Pepe Lepew
Looney tuned .....
Member since Oct 2008
38020 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:12 pm to
Napping is my warmup for sleep
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
50107 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:16 pm to
quote:

BabyTac

quote:

Just because your entire family gets up before daylight

They don’t
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46821 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:57 pm to
just woke up, 20 minutes
feeling great
Posted by Fencepimp
Brusly
Member since Jun 2022
1092 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:58 pm to
I will nap in a deer stand… but my alarm is set for 4:00
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
4018 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:59 pm to
I have not taken a nap in about 30 years. I would assume that this is not normal.
Posted by The People
LSU Alumni
Member since Aug 2008
4401 posts
Posted on 12/29/25 at 5:26 pm to
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nearly daily

I wake up every work day at 4:00 am so my internal clock wakes me up the same on Sat/Sun.

I get up and do a bunch of stuff early then get a nap around 2 pm


This.

Nap usually only last 45 minutes to an hour.

In bed by 8pm most days.

Consistency is the secret sauce. Going to bed and waking at the same time seven days a week is a cheat code.
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 5:27 pm
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