It’s a rare thing indeed when something fun also happens to be good for you. Fried food, alcohol, sitting in front of the TV for long stretches at a time — all fun, all not so healthy. But the universe, perhaps as an apology for all the overlap between the things we love and the things that slowly kill us, has thrown humankind one small bone.
Napping, as it turns out, is pretty great for the body and mind, in addition to just being great.
Source: How to Set Yourself Up for the Perfect Nap — Science of Us