1. Sleep Enhances Muscle Recovery
When you sleep, your body goes into repair mode. Growth hormone (which triggers fat burning and muscle repair) is released during deep sleep. No deep sleep? You’re shortchanging your recovery and results.
2. Lack of Sleep = Increased Cravings + Fat Storage
When you’re sleep-deprived, your ghrelin goes up (making you hungrier), and your leptin goes down (so you don’t feel full). Plus, you become more insulin-resistant—which means your body is more likely to store fat.
3. Poor Sleep = Higher Cortisol = Belly Fat
Sleep deprivation spikes cortisol, which is not just your stress hormone—it’s your belly-fat hormone. Chronically elevated cortisol leads to muscle breakdown, fat storage, and increased inflammation.
4. Sleep Quality Is More Than Just Hours
It’s not just how long you sleep, it’s how well. Deep, restorative sleep is where the magic happens for your brain, body, and hormones. And guess what disrupts that? Blue light, late eating, alcohol, and stress.
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