Support your metabolism: Managing your weight can be as simple as getting a good night’s sleep. Studies show that a lack of sleep can cause you to put on weight by drastically slowing your metabolism

Improve concentration: A bad night’s sleep can leave you struggling all day. Making it difficult to focus on simple tasks which become unnecessarily difficult and frustrating.

Improves mood: A lack of sleep can leave you feeling irritable as well as lead to feelings of anxiety and depression.

You’ll look more attractive:
Regular healthy sleep cycles actually makes you look healthier and more attractive, according to a 2010 study published in the British Medical Journal.

Living longer?

Studies have found people who routinely sleep for fewer than six hours a night have a higher risk of dying sooner than people of a similar age who sleep for seven or eight hours a night.

You’re less likely to get ill
Lack of sleep can suppress your immune system, which makes you more vulnerable to infections. A study in 2009 found that sleeping for fewer than seven hours a night increased the risk of catching a cold. The team from Carnegie Mellon University found the risk was tripled compared with those who slept for eight hours or more a night.

You’ll remember things clearly
During deep sleep the brain goes through our impressions of the day in a process vital to memory formation. A study published in the journal Sleep found people who slept fewer than six hours a night for two weeks scored far worse on memory tests than those who slept eight hours.

Improves intimacy and relationships
The better rested you are, the better your intimate relationships will be, according to researchers. A 2010 Sleep in America poll found about 30 percent of men and women felt their family life and intimate relationships had been negatively affected by their sleepiness.