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Did you sleep like a log last night? If you did, you need to relax more, according to new research. A body language expert claims the position we sleep in gives a revealing insight into our personalities - with those of us who snooze stretched out like logs more likely to be stubborn and inflexible.
The study suggests that, when we climb into bed and drift off, people in the UK fall into four groups; foetals, logs, yearners and freefallers.
More than half of us - 58 per cent - curl up into the foetal position while we sleep, indicating that we are a nation of worriers.
Expert Robert Phipps said those who favour the foetal position, snoozing with knees up and head down, are seeking to return to their comfort zone.
Foetal sleepers are conscientious and ordered, but can over-think things and worry unnecessarily, he claimed.
The second most common sleeping position is the log, with 28 per cent of people in the
UK lying fully extended in a straight line with their arms by their sides. Mr Phipps claims log sleepers are stubborn and set in their ways, and their preference for having things done their way can make them appear bossy and aloof.
While 'sleeping like a log' sounds like the ideal, Mr Phipps said those of us who adopt the log position can wake up stiffer than when they went to sleep.
The body language expert claims 'loggers' need to relax more and let their muscles unwind, leaving them to wake up less rigid both physically and mentally.
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