Sleep and Athletes
Article
Article Title | Sleep and Athletes |
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ERA Journal ID | 9823 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Singh, Meeta (Author), Bird, Stephen P. (Author), Charest, Jonathan (Author) and Workings, Michael (Author) |
Journal Title | Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine |
Journal Citation | 30 (1), pp. 1-5 |
Article Number | 150897 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1060-1872 |
1557-9794 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otsm.2022.150897 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1060187222000090 |
Abstract | Sleep is recognized as an essential component to optimize health and human performance, and as such the topic is of increasing interest to athletes. Yet, the sleep of athletes is affected by multiple sports-specific and societal factors. Hence the recent emergence of the important role of sleep science in athlete health and performance. This review focuses on the fundamentals of sleep physiology and elaborates on the affects sleep has on athlete health and performance. Despite sports practitioners recognizing the importance of sleep on health and performance, findings report that insufficient sleep and poor sleep quality are prevalent among athletic populations. This paper will describe sleep in athletes, define sleep characteristics, discuss the impact of sleep restriction following travel and competition, and strategies to mitigate sleep difficulties. Sleep is arguably the most undervalued pillar of health and performance. |
Keywords | sleep; athletes; heath; travel; performance |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Performance Sleep Medicine, United States |
School of Health and Medical Sciences | |
Laval University, Canada | |
Henry Ford Health, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7132/sleep-and-athletes
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