Afternoon
1:00 – 3:30pm
By mid-afternoon we’re inattentive and forgetful and can perform as poorly in terms of reaction time and cognitive reasoning as “if we had quaffed several bottles of beer”, Ackerman says. A 15-minute kip will recharge your mental batteries and enhance your alertness, productivity and frame of mind: remember that anything longer may trigger sleep inertia, leaving you even groggier.
Schedule your dentist visit for the afternoon; Ackerman says this is when the pain threshold in our teeth is at its highest.
Late afternoon or early evening is ideal for athletic activities like tennis. “Your perception of exertion is low, your muscles are most powerful and your joints are most flexible,” Ackerman says. “Plus, your hands and your back are about six percent stronger than they were early in the day.”
4pm
Although sex in the early hours is said to be more satisfying due to elevated testosterone levels, semen quality actually peaks in the afternoon — so your chances of falling pregnant are highest if you get busy after lunch but before dinner.
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