How Many Hours Of Sleep Should You Get?

Sleep is a very important factor of health. If you would like to know how much sleep you (or someone you love) should be getting each night, this brief, easy quiz will help you.

Tags: Sleep, Health


Here are all the results with descriptions

sleep 7 to 8 hours per night
The right sleep range for you is between seven and eight hours. You can experiment with seven or eight hours to see which amount of sleep makes you feel best. Older adults, ages 65 and older, fall in this category.

sleep 7 to 9 hours per night
The right sleep range for you is between 7 and 9 hours. You can experiment with 7 to 9 hours to see which makes you feel best. Younger adults aged 18 to 25 and adults aged 26 to 64 fall in this category.

sleep 8 to 10 hours per night
The right sleep range for you is between 8 to 10 hours. You can experiment with 8 to 10 hours to see which amount of sleep makes you feel best. Teenagers aged fourteen to seventeen fall in this category.

sleep 9 to 13 hours per night
The right sleep range for you is between 9 to 13 hours. You can experiment with 9 to 13 hours to see which makes you feel best. School age children between six and thirteen and preschoolers aged three to five fall in this category.

sleep 11 to 15 hours per day
Hopefully, you were taking this test on behalf of your infant (aged 4-11 months) or your toddler (aged 1-2 years). (Congratulations to any infants or toddlers who took this test on their own! ) Infants need 12-15 hours and toddlers need 11-14 hours of sleep, including naps.

sleep 14 to 17 hours per day
Hopefully, you were taking this test on behalf of your newborn baby aged 0-3 months. (Congratulations to any newborns who took this test on their own! ) Newborns need to sleep 14-17 hours each day, including frequent naps.