Can 20 minutes of exercise really offset the harm of staying up late?
In the fast-paced modern life, staying up late has become a norm for many people. People often cannot guarantee sufficient sleep due to busy work, high life pressure, or entertainment activities. The harm of staying up late for a long time to the body is multifaceted, such as affecting the immune system, reducing immunity, and making it more susceptible to diseases; Harm cardiovascular health, may induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke and hypertension; Disrupting metabolism, leading to hormonal imbalance, causing hair loss, etc; Weakening memory and even causing brain fog, affecting thinking ability; It will also increase emotional stress, causing anxiety, depression, and so on.
And recently
A study published by researchers from the Sports Department of Tsinghua University has brought new hope to people who often stay up late. Research has shown that for people who suffer from sleep deprivation, engaging in 20 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise every day can reduce levels of inflammation associated with sleep deprivation, thereby offsetting to some extent the negative effects of staying up late. This is because exercise can promote blood circulation, strengthen the coordination and cooperation of various organs in the body, enhance the immune function of immune tissues, and help the body resist adverse effects such as inflammation caused by staying up late.
Once this research result was released, it sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens expressed that this discovery has given them hope of "remedy" after staying up late, and in the future, they will try to relieve their physical discomfort through exercise after staying up late.
Some netizens also believe that this provides them with new motivation to persist in exercise, after all, in busy lives, being able to offset the harm of staying up late with relatively short exercise time is a very attractive thing.
However, some netizens are skeptical about this. They are concerned whether just 20 minutes of exercise can effectively counteract the harm of staying up late to the body. They believe that sufficient sleep is the key to maintaining good health, and exercise can only play an auxiliary role and cannot replace sleep.
Some people acknowledge the positive role of exercise in offsetting the harm of staying up late, believing that moderate exercise can indeed help reduce inflammation levels and alleviate some of the damage to the body caused by staying up late. This study once again proves the importance of exercise for physical health. However, exercise cannot completely replace the importance of adequate sleep. Long term staying up late can still cause serious damage to the body. It is recommended that everyone try to avoid staying up late and ensure sufficient sleep time.
In addition, it is not advisable to engage in vigorous exercise immediately after staying up late. Adequate sleep should be ensured first to allow the body to recover to a better state before engaging in moderate exercise. The choice of exercise mode and intensity is also important, and should be arranged reasonably according to the individual's physical condition and exercise ability.
The study that "20 minutes of exercise can offset the harm of staying up late" provides a new approach to health management, but people cannot ignore the harm of staying up late to their bodies. In daily life, it is still advisable to maintain a regular schedule and ensure sufficient sleep, as this is the fundamental way to maintain good physical health. At the same time, combining moderate exercise can better improve the health level of the body, maintain a good state in busy life, and face various challenges.