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FFS – Napercise? Would You Pay To Take a Nap?

โ€œNaperciseโ€ โ€“ Would you Pay to Take a Nap?

David Lloyd Clubs in Sidcup, southeast London is trialling โ€œNaperciseโ€ this weekend where participants do nothing but sleep on single beds for 45 minutes inside an exercise studio. Stretching exercises are included at the beginning and end of each class and it aims to “reinvigorate the mind, improve moods and even burn the odd calorie”.

The company is targeting exhausted parents for the hour-long classes.ย According to their website, โ€œresearch has shown that 86% of parents admit to regularly suffering from fatigue, which is alarmingly high when you consider the important role getting a good nightโ€™s sleep can play in our overall mental and physical wellbeing.

Weโ€™re always looking for new ways to tackle the issues that everyday families face, which is what โ€˜Naperciseโ€™ sets out to doโ€.

It the trial proves successful, the company said it may roll the idea out nationwide.

Instructors (instructors?) will play atmospheric music and drop the roomโ€™s temperature during the class. More than 100 people have signed up for this weekendโ€™s free trial sessions, a representative told Huffington Post on Friday.

Reactions were โ€œreally positiveโ€ with everyone really excited to try the class for a number of reasons, including parents who find it hard to relax at home. And if people donโ€™t get to sleep during the allotted time period, staff hope they will still get the most out of the class in terms of feeling invigorated, rested and restored, both in mind and body.

Seriously? Are they actually serious?ย I struggled each time I typed the word โ€˜classโ€™ like this is something you need an instructor and a class for. What have we become that we need to pay for a freaking nap? If you can find the time toย attend a ‘class’ (in presumably sleep-worthy clothing)ย then for the love of God you can find the time to have a nap at home. I donโ€™t know how many participants are expected for each class, but I for one, would not be able to relax enough to fall asleep (A) knowing I have a small window of opportunity for said sleep, and (B) in a room full of strangers, some of whom will probably cough, fart and snore.

Are there fresh sheets on these beds for each โ€˜classโ€™?ย Teddy bears? Can you bring a partner and spoon? WTF?

Carolyn Murphy

Carolyn Murphy

Carolyn Murphy is a married mother of three and regularly provides us with recipes and strange but true stories about her life. When sheโ€™s not here, she can also be found on her website pinkpostitnote.com where all her other recipes are located!