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- Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/02/28/weekend-catch-up-sleep-is-lie/ 247 comments
- Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower heart disease risk by up to 20% https://wellnesshq.net/health-news-research/catching-up-on-sleep-on-weekends-may-lower-heart-disease-risk-by-up-to-20/ 8 comments health
- Catching up on sleep at weekends may lower heart disease risk by 19% https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/catching-up-on-sleep-at-weekends-may-lower-heart-disease-risk-by-a-fifth-study 11 comments health
- Catching up on lost sleep at weekends ‘may lower heart disease risk by 20%’ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/people-china-beijing-british-heart-foundation-b1178910.html 22 comments health
- Playing catch-up on weekends may not improve cardiovascular cost of sleep loss. Heart rate and blood pressure worsen over the course of the week when sleep is restricted to 5 hours per night, and attempting to catch up on sleep over the weekend is insufficient to return these measures to normal. https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/9900/Recovery_sleep_following_sleep_restriction_is.139.aspx 20 comments science
- Health consequences of insufficient sleep during the work week didn’t go away after a weekend of recovery sleep in new study, casting doubt on the idea of "catching up" on sleep (n=36). https://www.inverse.com/article/53670-can-you-catch-up-on-sleep-on-the-weekend 1261 comments science
- Your work habits may be threatening your sleep: People in highly sedentary jobs (80% of modern workforce) have a 37% increase in insomnia symptoms. Employees working nontraditional schedules have a 66% greater risk of needing ‘catch-up sleep’ – defined as frequent napping or sleeping in on weekends. https://www.usf.edu/news/2025/your-work-habits-may-be-threatening-your-sleep-usf-led-study-shows.aspx 58 comments science
- People who get “catch-up sleep” on weekends are less likely to have depressive symptoms | The association was notably stronger among men, individuals under the age of 65, and those who sleep fewer hours on weekdays. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032724004221?via%3Dihub= 82 comments science