[HTML][HTML] Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations

NP Walsh, SL Halson, C Sargent, GD Roach… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Elite athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep inadequacies, characterised by habitual
short sleep (< 7 hours/night) and poor sleep quality (eg, sleep fragmentation). Athletic …

Sleep and athletic performance

AM Watson - Current sports medicine reports, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Sleep is an essential component of health and well-being, with significant impacts on
physical development, emotional regulation, cognitive performance, and quality of life. Along …

[PDF][PDF] Sleep and athletic performance: impacts on physical performance, mental performance, injury risk and recovery, and mental health: an update

J Charest, MA Grandner - Sleep medicine clinics, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increased attention toward the importance of sleep and its
essential role in athletic performance, cognition, health, and mental well-being. Many of …

Effects of training and competition on the sleep of elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SSH Roberts, WP Teo, SA Warmington - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To characterise the sleep of elite athletes and to identify factors associated with
training and competition that negatively affect sleep. Design Prognosis systematic review …

Sleep monitoring in athletes: motivation, methods, miscalculations and why it matters

SL Halson - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
It is increasingly recognised that many athletes have poor sleep quantity and/or quality
despite the advances in knowledge regarding the importance of sleep for an athletic …

A validation study of the WHOOP strap against polysomnography to assess sleep

DJ Miller, M Lastella, AT Scanlan… - Journal of Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the study was to compare the WHOOP strap–a wearable device that estimates
sleep based on measures of movement and heart rate derived from actigraphy and …

[HTML][HTML] Deconstructing athletes' sleep: A systematic review of the influence of age, sex, athletic expertise, sport type, and season on sleep characteristics

A Vlahoyiannis, G Aphamis, GC Bogdanis… - Journal of Sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This systematic review aimed to describe objective sleep parameters for athletes
under different conditions and address potential sleep issues in this specific population …

From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

S O'Donnell, CM Beaven, MW Driller - Nature and science of sleep, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Sleep is considered vital to human health and well-being, and is critical to physiological and
cognitive functioning. Elite athletes experience high training and competition demands, and …

Narrative review: The role of circadian rhythm on sports performance, hormonal regulation, immune system function, and injury prevention in athletes

H Nobari, S Azarian, S Saedmocheshi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Objectives This study was a narrative review of the importance of circadian rhythm (CR),
describes the underlying mechanisms of CR in sports performance, emphasizes the …

Insufficient sleep in young athletes? Causes, consequences, and potential treatments

JL Fox, AT Scanlan, R Stanton, C Sargent - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Sleep is essential in the preparation for, and the recovery from, training and competition.
Despite being important for all individuals, young athletes are considered an at-risk group …