Has the 'American Athlete' online magazine been reading the @SpaceClinics blog on sleep, performance, technology & sex?
Clock this latest piece: American Athlete magazine article 'Sleep & Performance'.
His comments on athlete recovery should be of interest:
Sleep monitors may also be of assistance for checking on wake periods, the time to sleep and the timing of periods on REM/deep & light sleep. It would seem that proper sleep is essential (no big surprise) but the fact there is only just some proper research into the subject is perhaps still a little surprising.
Clock this latest piece: American Athlete magazine article 'Sleep & Performance'.
Reflections of a piece we wrote on sleep and performance last month SPACE Blog 'Sleep & Technology' perhaps? Greg Chertok, M.Ed CC-AASP is the Director of Sport Psychology at the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center based in Englewood, New Jersey. His piece discusses how optimal sports' performance is dependent on good sleep.
His comments on athlete recovery should be of interest:
“Results in a study showed that young men aged 18-27 metabolized glucose least efficiently when they got only four hours of sleep at night. Levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) were also higher during sleep deprivation periods. This has been linked to memory impairment, acceleration of the ageing process, depressed immunity, age-related insulin resistance, and impaired recovery in athletes.”He completes the interview with echoes of the SPACE blog for those whom display irritation and negative moods from sleep deprivation: a regular routine with consistency in sleeping and waking times, plus deliberate reduction or elimination of stresses all would help with athletes as well as the regular lay population.
Sleep monitors may also be of assistance for checking on wake periods, the time to sleep and the timing of periods on REM/deep & light sleep. It would seem that proper sleep is essential (no big surprise) but the fact there is only just some proper research into the subject is perhaps still a little surprising.
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