Tip - 3 Ways Having a Lazy Weekend Can Be Good for Your Health

Staying active is an important part of being healthy—of course! But there's something to be said for taking it easy. As a matter of fact, a good lazy day has certain good-health benefits too. Lazy-day activity: Waking up late Women are notoriously racking up a serious sleep debt throughout the week (60 percent of us regularly fall short of the seven to nine hours of snooze time recommended every night). But according to the Harvard-affiliated Sleep Health Centers, we can actually repay some of that debt on the weekends. Let's say you missed 10 hours of sleep over the course of your workweek. Researchers recommend adding three to four extra sleep hours on the weekend and then an extra hour or two per night the next week until your debt is all paid up. Lazy-day activity: Have a movie marathon Research has shown that laughing at a funny movie has cardiovascular benefits—it's good for your heart! And if scary is more your thing, this possible benefit won't frighten you at all: Researchers found that simply watching a 90-minute horror movie can burn up to 113 extra calories. Lazy-day activity: Reread a book When you read, you're exercising your brain (uh,