Sleep isn’t exactly touted as one of those heart-pumping, fat burning exercises. However, study upon study has shown how getting a good night’s sleep (both in terms of quantity and quality) while eating sensibly and exercising regularly can help you lose more fat than if you spend your days as just one amongst the sleep-deprived masses.

Apart from good common sense dictating that getting a good night’s sleep is key to a healthy lifestyle, studies suggest that your body produces a hormone called ghrelin when you lose sleep, which leads to you feeling more hungry. This in turn leads you to eat more than you actually need. Not only do you end up eating more, but you’re more likely to eat more of the wrong things. If you’re sleep deprived, you’re probably on the go and very busy – and more likely to reach for fast food than a nutritionally balanced meal.

Get more sleep to boost your body’s fat-burning potential? Sounds like a no-brainer!