Man Gets 30-Minutes Of Sleep A Day Claiming It Improves Life Expectancy

A man in Japan says he gets 30-minutes of sleep a day and claims it's all to improve his life expectancy. I'm not sure if he's got this right.

I've always heard that eight hours of sleep per night is the sweet spot. However, this guy is claiming that 30 minutes is all you need and he's saying it will double his life expectancy. Again, the average life expectancy for a male is around 75-years-old, so I'm not sure if his math is right on doubling his life expectancy. Regardless, the 40-year-old is looking and feeling good!

If I happen to get any less than six hours of sleep at night I am a total waste of space the next day. I'm running on fumes and am far from my normal self. However, this guy is saying he gets 30 minutes of sleep a day and it works for him. Is he onto something or will it soon catch up to him in a major way?

30 minutes of sleep is not a lot of time! It's far from what I'd describe as a quality night's sleep. Honestly, it's not even a power nap and probably skews closer to being a quick cat nap more than anything else. According to Interesting Engineering, 40-year-old Daisuke Hori sleeps for 30 minutes a day--and has been doing so for nearly 12 years! He believes this habit will "double" this life expectancy. As mentioned earlier, the math can't be correct there, but to each their own. While it seems absurd, and even thinking about it makes me tired, it's apparently working for him.

He's in outstanding shape. He claims he avoids drowsiness by avoiding indulging in any sports activity or drinking coffee an hour before eating--and notes that it would work for any person! I can't see it working for me. Now, he's trying to spread his philosophy by founding the Japan Short Sleepers Training Association where he gives classes on sleep and health, per Interesting Engineering. It sounds like his belief is quality over quantity, and a quality short sleep is more beneficial than a long sleep. Surprisingly, some of his students are seeing some positive results. According to Interesting Engineering, one of his students used to sleep for 8 hours at night but now functions on only 90 minutes after training hard and has maintained this new lifestyle for four years.

However, doctors do caution against this theory. Dr. Guo Fei, a neurologist at Huazhong University of Science and Technology Xiehe Shenzhen Hospital advises adults get 7-9 hours of sleep daily, per Interesting Engineering. Personally, I like the sound of that much better. How do you think you'd fare going seven days with only 30 minutes of sleep per day? Now, how about 12 years?

The Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France this Summer! Unfortunately, there's not much to look forward to this year. There aren't many well-known athletes competing in the games this year. Ratings aren't expected to be great this time around. However, there is a way to bring a huge amount of viewers to the TV to watch the games. It will just require some changes to the games. Here are 5 extreme Red Bull sports that should be in the Olympics!

These extreme sports will likely not be in the games any time soon. However, if they want good ratings they should definitely add these sports to the lineup.

The Paris games kick off Friday, July 26th and it will conclude on August 11th. At the 2024 Paris Games, there will be swimming, archery, rhythm gymnastics, tennis, diving, wrestling, and more. Sound exciting? Yeah, didn't think so. However, if they added some extreme sports, things would probably be more interesting! Honestly, right now the thing I'm looking forward to seeing the most are cool shots of Paris. It's a beautiful city. The competition? Not very exciting this time around.

Red Bull Sports have been making waves for a while now. They've done some very extreme stuff that has gone viral. Some of the things they've done have never been attempted before, and probably never will be again. That's the kind of activity I want to see at the games! I can watch people swim in any public pool at any time during the summer months. These extreme sports are much harder to find.

Seriously, they should consider doing this. It's not like they'd struggle to find athletes to compete in the games. There are people doing daring stunts and participating in extreme sports in every country in the world, I imagine. Additionally, people love watching this kind of stuff! It's time to update the games a little. We need to bring them into the 21st century. How do we do that? Extreme sports. Here are 5 Red Bull sports I'd like to see integrated into the Olympics.

Come on! Who wouldn't want to watch this? They're going at insanely fast speeds at ridiculous heights! Not to mention someone could get seriously hurt at any minute. You wouldn't be able to look away. Well, I know I wouldn't be able to. This needs to be added at the games.

Remember this? It went viral when it happened back in 2012, turning Felix Baumgartner into a household name. Now, we've seen it's possible. Let's bring it to the games! You could see who does the most tricks, has the best landing, I'm not sure if you could do speed because of gravity, but there's a lot you can do! Sure, it might take a while, but so does the swimming! Countries have fought over the Space Race for years, now we could bring that battle back, in a slightly different way!

Diving is already a part of the Olympic Games, why not add a little extra flavor? Those gyms and pools they dive into are so boring. Can't we have them jump from a cliff? Or throw some sharks in the water, or something? They need to think about we the viewer. Then they can address the athlete's needs and safety.

This would be really cool to see! Of all the options, this might be the closest to reality. I could see it actually happening! At least, to an extent. The sounds, the view, the rush! It's all so amazing. I'd much rather watch this than two guys wrestling. Not even the cool wrestling, either!

Is it me, or do the Olympic Games take themselves a little too seriously? Let's add some lighthearted fun with this Funky Bike Race. Each team could built their own, or use something native to their home country. It was be fascinating, entertaining, and educational! Think about all the culture and things you could learn about unfamiliar countries around the world! This could end up becoming the most entertaining game in all of the Olympics. They just need to take a leap and add it to the lineup!