Not getting enough sleep? Your body will feel the pain.
16:28 30th March 2016 by Daniel Megarry LIFE > FITNESS Getting more sleep can have a dramatic effect on sports performance, according to a new study. The research, released by Bensons For Beds, revealed that having just two extra hours in bed can increase speed by 15% and reaction times by 12%. Conducted over two weeks, the study challenged members of Durham University Sports Team to five different sports tests, measuring reaction time, strength, pain, speed and endurance at different levels of sleep. Participants increased their sleeping time from seven hours to nine hours, and found that they could withstand …
Athletes awaken to the link between sleep and sports performance/
By MORGAN CAMPBELL Staff Reporter Sun., March 27, 2016 Research says sleeping longer makes athletes play better, and teams tracking sleep stats to find advantages. Rangers slugger Prince Fielder took part in a sleep study after having trouble getting rest during spring training. Increasingly, pro athletes and teams are becoming more aware of the link between proper rest and success. (Charlie Riedel / The Associated Press) As a kinesiology student Alex Malone has a keen awareness of the link between recovery and performance, but didn’t always think it applied to him. One day last winter the star running back at U …
Do You Need More Sleep After a Workout?
Q by Equinox September 23, 2015 Building in extra bed time may be the secret to a better body. Related: Your 3 Biggest Sleep Questions, Answered You turn in earlier when you’ve lined up a big workout for the following day, but what about the other side of the clock? Once you’ve hit your foam roller and refueled with the necessary nutrients, do athletes actually need to sleep more post-hard workout? “The simple answer is absolutely,” says W. Christopher Winter, M.D., and director of the Martha Jefferson Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Related: The Case For Sleep Deprivation For the …
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