Drivers of Form - Sleep (February -October 2021)
Sleep is such an important driver of form.
It affects our cognitive ability; our ability to learn, retain information, and make decisions.
It affects the way our hunger hormones work.
It regulates our stress.
It helps us recover from stress. (We recover from stress, in terms of our autonomic nervous system, in a rest and digest state, mostly when we're sleeping, and that's when our brain recharges.)
Our latest report shows how Sleep (or lack thereof) has affected our form over the last few months. The report is based on scores submitted in the FormScore app when ‘Sleep’ was logged as a driver of the form.
Here is what we observed:
With the exception of February, August and October, Sleep is logged as a driver that drains our form.
Usually, Sleep is logged at an average score of 6.
Number of times Sleep is selected
Here we look at the number of times Sleep was logged as a driver of form:
Sleep was selected the most in March, followed by September and April.
And it was selected the least in February, followed by July and June.
Average Trend when Sleep is selected
Here, we look at the impact of Sleep on our form. (Trend shows the direction of movement when the driver is selected)
Sleep helped boost our form in February, August, and October. Here at Form, our own experiences suggest that the improvement in August was down to the summer break and most of us enjoying a lie-in with no alarms going off at 6am.
On the other hand, Sleep drained our form the most in May, September, and July. Again, based on our experience in September, it took a while to return to our daily routine and sleeping patterns after the summer break.
Average Score when Sleep is selected
Here we see the average score per month.
Sleep had the most positive influence on our form in July followed by August and February.
And the least positive influence in September, followed by October and March.
Do these insights resonate with you? Did you sleep well during the summer break and found it difficult to go back to your sleeping patterns in September?
We have a big wellbeing library full of tips and resources to help you improve your sleep:
▶️ Watch our videos on sleep
🎬 Check out this short video to help you improve your sleep
👀 Scan this handy guide with lots of tips on how to get a good night’s sleep
📑 Read out articles on the importance of Sleep
🔴 Check out Matt Walker’s TED talk, author of the 'Why we sleep' book. In this talk, Matt explains why sleep is our superpower, the benefits of a good night's sleep and the negative impact lack of sleep has on us.
We wish you a good night’s sleep.