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Ian Smith has heard that rest is good for you and he鈥檚 determined to give it a go... for science!

Ian is torn, should he exercise more or should he just lie down and go to sleep? It鈥檚 a toughie. Apparently sleep has incredible health benefits, but it seems counterintuitive to sleep your way through a long life. Ian goes on an adventure to assess his own fitness through a bleep test, before quickly pivoting to sleep.

Written and performed by Ian Smith
Additional Material from Mike Shephard and Rhiannon Shaw
Featuring Dave Green
Assistant Producer - Em Humble
Production Manager - Laura Shaw
Produced by Benjamin Sutton
A Daddy鈥檚 SuperYacht Production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

28 minutes

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