He or she might start by checking your weight and height, as well as your blood pressure and maybe your temperature. 1  Blood pressure: This shows how hard your heart is pumping blood throughout your body. A cuff that gets tighter and tighter on your arm is used to measure this.
And people who sleep 8 hr. or more, or less than 6.5 hr., they don't live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too long as with sleeping too short. The big surprise is that long sleep seems to start at 8 hr. Sleeping 8.5 hr. might really be a little worse than sleeping 5 hr.
Although everybody is different, most adults need about 7-8 hours of sleep a day. Young children generally sleep as much as they need very naturally-they get cranky when tired. Teenagers may need up to 10 hours of sleep to help them grow and learn!. Guess how much sleep would be adequate-for most adults it would be 8 hours. 2. For a week (7 full days), set your alarm clock for the same time each day.