Sleep is arguably one of the most important tools for recovery amongst the athlete population due to its ability to influence a wide range of physiological functions.1 Despite this, sleep is evidently not prioritised, as reports show that athletes have a poorer quality of sleep compared to the general population, and often do not reachContinue reading “Sex Differences in Athletes’ Sleep: Does the Menstrual Cycle Play a Role?”
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Optimising Sleep For Athletes
Sleep has been suggested to be the best recovery tool available to increase adaptations from training and improve performance in competition.1 Healthy adults are recommended to get between 7-9 hours of sleep per night. In contrast, aspiring athletes seem to benefit from up to 9-10 hours of sleep to reach their full potential.1 Despite theContinue reading “Optimising Sleep For Athletes”
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