We've been hearing for a while an increasing concern around a lack of information about healthy eating.

You head to the doctor for a minor issue that's been bugging you for a while, and you're more likely to head home with a script for panadol and ibuprofen than a few print outs on maintaining a balanced diet.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades we've watched as professional athletes spend a whole lot of time warming up behind the pre-game interviews on game day, from stretching to sprinting and everything in between.

The professionals take it seriously and so do the amateurs - parents will know the rush to show up an hour or two early to make enough time for a thorough warm up on a Saturday morning.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At this stage it's probably more common than not to have some kind of wearable tracker to track your steps, heart rate, and the one we're discussing today - sleep.

They give you data showing how long you've slept, how much time you spent in each of the sleep stages, and some will even provide you with your heart rate variability and how much sleep you'll need based on your stats for the day.

But are the really as useful as they seem? Or do they provide the every day person with too much insight to stress over?

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.