Five times a day. That is how Cristiano Ronaldo rests, and not by chance: he follows a method designed by Nick Littlehales, one of the most respected sleep experts in the world of sports.
Instead of sleeping straight through the night, like you do and like almost everyone does, the Portuguese star breaks his rest into 90-minute cycles. The logic behind this is simple but powerful: each cycle allows him to complete an entire sleep phase, avoiding those awakenings during deep sleep that leave you more tired than you were before going to bed.
For someone who lives off his body, sleeping well is not a luxury, it is training. Memory, concentration, and physical recovery depend on this as much as any session in the gym.
