Sleep for health and sports performance
An overlooked recovery strategy that is vital in supporting both a student-athlete’s health and sport performance, is sleep. Student-athletes should sleep between 9 and 11 hours per night to reach their peak athletic performance.
You probably know it's important to get enough sleep each night
Athletes – Dr Nicky Keay
adaptation – Dr Nicky Keay
Sleep Hygiene: 10 Tips for Better Sleep
Can Sleep Improve Your Performance? – Metrifit Ready to Perform
Sleep, physical performance and health are all interconnected
The benefits of napping on performance: what are they really? How
Resources - Health for Performance
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) – Page 2 – Dr Nicky Keay
Sleep and Athletic Performance - SMI
Frontiers The Effect of Sleep Quality and Quantity on Athlete's
The Z Factor: Why Sleep Is So Important for Athlete Performance
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