TIPS FOR IMPROVED SLEEP ON ATHLETIC BODIES

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SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ATHLETES ARE DEPRIVED—WHICH CAN LOWER IMMUNITY, ALTER COGNITION, SLOW REACTION TIME, AND LENGTHEN RECOVERY.

THE SCENARIO

ADVICE FROM TOP SLEEP EXPERTS

1. DO A 3-WEEK EARLY BEDTIME TRIAL• “Go to bed when you feel tired—there’s no

rule about any bedtime being too early. Listen to your body. High-performance athletes are used to doing this. See how you feel during day and how you perform athletically.”

- Nathaniel F. Watson, M.D., President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

2. DROP THE TEMPERATURE• “Athletes often ‘sleep hot’. They sweat a lot

at night—that has to do with metabolic activity being higher. So a cooler bed environment makes a lot of sense.” 

- W. Christopher Winter, M.D., medical director of the Martha Jefferson Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville

3. BUILD IN WIND-DOWN TIME• “Prioritize a regular 20- to 30-minute

routine before bed to help your body anticipate sleep—journal, meditate, or read a book.”

“I also recommend light stretching or yoga and often suggest partnering this with breathing exercises to activate the parasympathetic system, which can aid in relaxing and calming your body.” - Cheri Mah, a sleep and athletic performance research scientist at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University who advises teams in the NBA, NFL, and NHL

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