Written by Peter Robinson
Each day, we spend our time either sleeping or awake. The sleeping portion of the day (for most people) is about eight hours, and is known as our Anabolic Cycle. It’s when we rebuild our tired muscles, and restore our supply of energy.
The waking portion of our day is the catabolic cycle, or the destructive cycle, in which we deplete our energy and wear down our bodies. In general, the most intensive part of that cycle is the eight hours we call work. Which leaves us only another eight hours to do all of the maintenance we need in our lives: bathing, cooking, eating, tai chi, yoga, exercise, cleaning and socializing.
