When Gu Ailing attended the charity event, she introduced her sleep experience: “I started to learn freestyle skiing at the age of 8 and entered the professional level competition at the age of 14. How did I do it? It’s because of sleep, really because of Sleep! Sleeping will promote the growth of the body and brain, and sleep is also a review time, I will review all the things I learned that day, so that I will find out when I wake up the next morning, and I will do better!”
“Enough sleep can improve concentration”
Gu Ailing has mentioned many times that from elementary school, junior high school to high school, while participating in the sports she loves, her studies have not fallen behind. Gu Ailing returned to Beijing during the winter and summer vacations to participate in basketball interest classes, and also went to Haidian Huangzhuang for tutoring; she once said that the tutoring class during the last vacation would make her academic level far surpass her peers. Taking basketball training classes in Beijing also helped her get selected for the women’s basketball team at the San Francisco school.
Gu Ailing has become accustomed to taking into account her training in many places in Europe and the United States while studying. Her daily routine is often after high-intensity training, requiring 10 hours of sleep a night. If time is running out, take time from unimportant activities. For example, she will do her homework on the way to the ski resort; eat lunch on the cable car to save time. On the premise of ensuring energy, let every minute achieve the maximum effect.
After that, everyone can see the result. Xueba Gu Ailing was admitted to Stanford University with a near perfect score of SAT1580. On the other hand, Gu Ailing’s goal in skiing has not been fully realized, that is, in the Beijing Winter Olympics, she has achieved the best results in the three events she participated in.
“Enough sleep leads to better calorie regulation”
Similar to weight gain, there is evidence that getting a good night’s sleep can help a person burn fewer calories during the day. For example, a study titled “Impact ofinsufficient sleep on total daily energy expenditure, food intake, and weightgain” published in PNAS showed that sleep patterns can affect hormones responsible for appetite. When a person doesn’t get enough sleep, it interferes with the body’s ability to properly regulate food intake. The link between weight gain and obesity and short sleep patterns is unclear. Over the years, several studies have linked obesity to poor sleep patterns. Lack of sleep may affect a person’s desire or ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but it may or may not directly lead to weight gain.
“Enough sleep can improve athletic performance”
Adequate sleep can improve a person’s sports performance, and Gu Ailing’s high physical flexibility also benefits from adequate sleep.
