Sleep and Athletic Performance
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Trying to be the best you can be, do you really want to ignore the benefits of sleep The impact of sleep on recovery and performance for athletes is so profound that sleep should be a non-negotiable and in fact, research has revealed how extending sleep from 6.6 hours to 8.5 hours nightly produce significant performance gains.
It wasn't just basketball players, athletes across all sports were performing better football players had better reaction times, tennis players had greater first serve percentage swimmers had faster sprint times baseball players had better reaction times, and on it went. It seemed that every athlete who extended sleep time, performed better.
In 2019, the scientific community's recognition on the importance of quality sleep is like the recognition of how cigarettes kill over half a century ago. The scary thing is, when everyone found out that cigarettes were causing cancer 50-some years ago, it’s not like everyone quit. Now, studies are going to hit the masses about the terrible effects of sleep deprivation…and do you think everyone will adjust their schedules to make sure they are getting the necessary amount of sleep? I sure do hope so!
