If that sounds like a marketing stunt or just one more way for gyms to get bodies in the door, there is some science behind the midday nap and its benefits. Pennsylvania's Allegheny College looked at a group of participants that took one 45-minute nap in the middle of their days. The result? Not only were the people more well-rested, researchers found that people who had a nap handled stress better than those who didn't. While that may sound like a dream come true, a second study at the University of California at Berkeley gathered even more surprising findings. Scientists at that school found that people who had midday naps actually boosted their learning capacity