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Your Body Doesn't Treat Sleep Like a Bank Account: Experts Reveal the Impact of Weekend Catch-Up Sleep on Monday

For many people, weekends are seen as an opportunity to make up for lost sleep. After several nights of staying up late, working long hours, or scrolling through phones before bed, sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday often feels like a well-deserved reward. However, sleep experts say the body does not work like a bank account. You cannot simply "deposit" extra hours of sleep on the weekend to fully compensate for a week of poor rest. In fact, the habit of catching up on sleep during weekends may be one reason many people struggle with grogginess, low energy, and difficulty concentrating when Monday arrives. The Myth of Catch-Up Sleep Many people believe that sleeping for ten or twelve hours on the weekend can erase the effects of sleep deprivation accumulated during the workweek. While extra sleep may help reduce some fatigue, experts say it does not completely reverse the impact ...

Soham Halder
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