Hi Joyce and Cathe
Joyce, do you mind if I add on to your question here? I am wondering if there are any "rules" about sleep and workouts. You know, like the rule for illness that says if you have symptoms below the neck you should not work out? I have heard that sleep is as important to muscle rebuilding as protein is, and that if you aren't getting enough sleep you will not see strength gains. Well, can I ask, who EVER gets enough sleep? I have a nightmare-prone 4 year old who wakes fairly regularly and has a mild breathing problem that wakes her when a nightmare doesn't. . . Then of course Nov 1 through Mar 30 at least one kid is sick most of the time, waking at night with a stuffy nose and needing a middle-of-the-night dose of Dimetapp. . . Just last night I was up for a Dimetapp break at 2 (for my 2 year old), a nightmare at 4 (the four year old), and then pre-field trip excitement woke my 2nd grader up at 6 am. I went ahead and worked out today because if I let sleep deprivation stop me from working out, how often would I work out?? So along with Joyce, I am wondering how sleep deprivation is affecting your workouts and if you have found anything that HELPS you to work out anyway, and at what point would you say to somebody "you're too tired, don't work out, tomorrow's another day?" --thanks! -susan p