Expert Olivia Arezzolo reveals the different kinds of sleep animals and what sleep you need

A sleep expert has revealed the eight different “sleep animals” she sees among her clients and the exact amount of sleep she needs at each of the four sleep stages.

olivia arezzolofrom Sydney, said there are eight common sleep personalities, including the ‘exhausted shark’ and the ‘carefree lion’, and knowing which one you fall into can help improve your sleep.

“Tracking your sleep quality over time with a smartwatch means you can tell whether or not what you’re doing is working using objective data,” Olivia told FEMAIL.

Olivia prefers the Samsung Galaxy5 Watchwhich also discovers under which of the eight sleeping animals you fall.

1. Carefree Lion: The first of the dream animals is the ‘carefree lion’, who sleeps long and well. “This personality enjoys peaceful, uninterrupted sleep for an average of 10 to 15 hours a day,” Olivia told FEMAIL.

2. Sensitive Hedgehog: The second type is the ‘sensitive hedgehog’, which is ‘active at night and does not go into deep, restful, restful sleep’.

3. Nervous Penguin: The third character in the dream is a ‘nervous penguin’, who sleeps sporadically and only for about 3.5 hours before ‘fidgeting in his sleep’.

4. Sun Averse Mole: The ‘sun-averse mole’ sleeps about eight hours on average.

5. Wary Deer: “This personality sleeps less than 10 minutes at a time properly and is always nervous and anxious during sleep,” Olivia said.

6. Easy-going Walrus: On the other hand, this personality can stay awake for a long time and then doze off for long periods as well.

7. Alligator on the hunt: “This guy has a nocturnal sleep cycle, they like to stay up and are light sleepers.”

8. Exhausted Shark: The last type of dream is the ‘exhausted shark’, which rarely sleeps and is ‘always awake’.

When it comes to your sleep, there are four different stages: light, deep, awake, and REM (or rapid eye movement).

Olivia said that ideally you should spend just 5 percent of your night awake, 50 percent in light sleep, 20 percent in deep sleep, and 25 percent in REM sleep.

REM sleep is the phase of sleep in which most dreams occur.

During rapid eye movement sleep, a person’s brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure increase, and the eyes move rapidly while closed.

Rapid eye movement sleep is believed to play an important role in memory and learning.

“The typical adult needs between seven and nine hours of sleep each night to function at their best,” Olivia said.

“If you’re sleep deprived, you’ll probably feel like you need the higher end of that scale.”

He also said it’s important to remember that alcohol severely affects sleep, particularly rapid eye movement sleep, which can cause you to wake up more during the night.

When it comes to how you can improve your sleep today, the expert said there are a few things you can do quickly and easily.

Once you’ve started tracking your sleep over time with a smartwatch, Olivia recommends that you create a step-by-step plan for at least four weeks that has “actions” so you can work on your sleep.

“I recommend keeping all technology out of the bedroom, for sure,” Olivia said.

“Even the mere sight of a phone excites our brain and makes us think too much.

I also recommend having a tech alarm “timeout” on your phone at least an hour before bed. While we all intend to unplug, technology is addictive and all too easily our good intentions fall by the wayside.’

Finally, Olivia said it’s very helpful to meditate if you’re someone who has trouble sleeping, as it’s an activity that “helps slow down the brain so we can fall asleep faster and deeper.”

Previously, Olivia shared her 10-step bedtime routine that she follows every night for the perfect night’s sleep.

She said she always practices deep abdominal breathing and meditation and takes a magnesium supplement every night, which is also known to promote sleep and relaxation.

Olivia likes to drink a cup of chamomile tea and banish any blue light before going to bed.

“Know that blue light, the spectrum of light that suppresses melatonin and contributes to sleep difficulties, is emitted from your bathroom ceiling lights, as well as from your bedroom and your phone,” Olivia told FEMAIL.

For this reason, even if you make an effort to avoid devices and reduce blue light exposure, this will be undone by the time you step into the bathroom to go to the bathroom or take a late-night shower.

To know more about Olivia Arezzolo, you can follow her on Instagram here.