A Japanese father and bodybuilder claims he is a “true master” and has “doubled” his life expectancy by sleeping just half an hour a night for a dozen years.
Daisuke Hori, 40, says he has trained his body and mind to function normally and not feel tired as he aims for 30 to 45 minutes of sleep each night.
Horry relies on being active and drinking caffeine to stay awake and alert throughout his 23.5-hour day.
According to the South China Morning Post, “as long as you play sports or drink coffee an hour before meals, you can relieve drowsiness.”
Hori, who lives in Hugo Prefecture, northwest of Osaka, began cutting back on his daily sleep 12 years ago to get more active hours per day.
Hori’s technique is based on quality rather than quantity of sleep.
“People who need sustained attention in their work benefit more from high-quality sleep than from long sleep. For example, firefighters and doctors have shorter rest periods but maintain high performance.” have,” he explained.
Hori, an entrepreneur, recently participated in the “Best Body Japan” contest, in which men and women boast ideal athletic bodies.
A typical day for a married father of one Japan’s Yomiuri TV show “Will you go with me?” The reality program showed Hori’s life over three days of filming.
According to SCMP, Hori slept for 26 minutes a day, naturally awake, refreshed, and full of energy.
He ate breakfast and headed to work, while also recording the workout.
A Japanese father and bodybuilder Hori, founded the Japan Short Sleepers Training Association in 2016. He has reportedly taught over 2,100 people to become ultra-short sleepers.
One of her students said she started losing sleep four years ago and has gone from eight hours to just 90 minutes a day, while her skin and mental health are in “very good shape”.
But Dr. Thomas Kilkenny, director of the Institute of Sleep Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in Northville, doubts Horry’s claims.
“I find it very difficult to believe that this gentleman only sleeps 90 minutes a day. It seems impossible.” “No one knows why we sleep, but it’s well understood that lack of sleep has very negative effects on the brain and body,” Kilkenny told The Post.
Experts recommend that adult men and women sleep seven to nine hours a night. Less than six hours can lead to weight gain, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke or depression.
“Sustained lack of sleep will cause death. Sleep deprivation is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions as a form of torture. A human being cannot function properly without adequate sleep,” continued Kilkenny. “I doubt this gentleman’s story is true and it certainly won’t add to his life expectancy.”
Hori’s extreme sleep patterns have divided the internet, as some critics praised the fitness model’s dedication while others worried about her health.
According to SCMP, He is a true master of time management. I also want to learn how to sleep less and work more efficiently, wrote one person.
“It’s pre-empting one’s life! Even if the mind can wake up, the heart won’t be able to handle it,” added another.
Horry is the latest in a line of entrepreneurs fighting against Father Time.
Brian Johnson, 47, said he spends about $2 million a year biohacking his body to rejuvenate it.
In 2023, the software developer claimed to have the heart of a 37-year-old, the skin of a 28-year-old, and the lung capacity and fitness of an 18-year-old.
Johnson’s routine includes a 5 a.m. wake-up time, an hour-long exercise regimen, four to five hours of “concentrated thinking,” 111 supplements, a 2,250-calorie vegan diet, blood transfusions, and daily health tests, as well as sleep. A strict time routine is involved. where he is connected to a machine that counts his nighttime standing.