NAPS: The room gets warm, your mind starts to wander, the yawning starts. And your eyes blink shut, a little longer each time. Do you fight it, or just give in and take that nap?

If you’re at work, we’d say get up and walk around a bit, get the blood flowing and wake up.

If you’re at home, maybe in a comfy chair or lounging on the couch, give in. Grab a little shut-eye.

The Mayo Clinic says there are pros and cons to napping during the day.

Naps can bring about relaxation, a better mood, more alertness and an improved performance with quicker reaction time and better memory.

The drawbacks? Feeling groggy right after waking. This is known as sleep inertia. That groggy feeling could make it harder to work and feel alert right after a nap. But it often goes away within about 35 minutes.

Trouble sleeping at night. For most people, short naps don’t tend to affect sleep quality overnight. But if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night, napping might make these problems worse. Long or frequent naps might interfere with nighttime sleep.

Some research also links naps longer than an hour a day with higher risks of conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.

How would you get the most out of a nap? Keep it short, a 20 to 30 minute nap is ideal. The longer you nap, the more likely you are to feel groggy afterward.

Take naps in the early afternoon. Napping after 3 p.m. can make it harder for you to sleep soundly at night. Factors such as your need for sleep, sleeping schedule, age and medicine use also can play roles in figuring out the best time of day to nap.