Every participant was given a premium mattress and contactless sleep trackers to monitor and improve the quality of their sleep.
Bengaluru Woman Wins Rs 9 Lakh Just By Sleeping. Read Her Story
They were also encouraged to take 20-minute power naps during the day.
Bengaluru-based investment banker made her dream of sleeping more turn profitable as she won ₹ 9 lakh. Saishwari Patil emerged as ‘Sleep Champion’ in the third season of Wakefit’s sleep internship program, this Bangalore-based start-up initiative.
12 ‘sleep interns’ were chosen for this program to get sleep and stay awake during the day. The program promotes people who value sleep but do not make time to sleep to sleep eight to nine hours a night. Interns were also asked to take 20-minute power naps during the day to get enough hours of sleep.
In the report by The Hindu, every participant was provided with a high-end mattress and contactless sleep tracker, which allowed them to monitor their sleeping patterns and help refine their sleep quality.
A string of workshops with sleeping experts was conducted to train the participating interns on the best method to improve their sleeping habits and make them better contenders for the coveted title of ‘Sleep Champion.’
Wakefit announced that, within three seasons, the show had received over 1 million applicants and reached 51 interns, for whom it has distributed a stipend of ₹ 63 lacks.
According to Wakefit’s Great Indian Sleep Scorecard 2024, more than 50% of Indians wake up during the week feeling tired. Ordinary causes range from overworked hours to sleep environments that are not exactly conducive, stress, and poor levels of physical activity.
Our sleep internship is a playful way to reconnect Indians with sleep, offering a stipend as motivation,” said Wakefit Chief Marketing Officer Kunal Dubey, speaking to The Hindu.
Lack of discipline in sleep: Ms Patil added that one needs to be disciplined with her sleep.
To keep a good score, one has to become regular with sleeping and waking up, which means giving up late-night splurges such as binge-watching or mindless social media scrolling. It is hard to kick old habits, but it is for good,” she told a news agency.
