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Randall Cooper is joined by Shona Halson to discuss how much sleep athletes need.

Shona is from ACU's School of Behavioural and Health Science and prior to this was the Head Recovery Physiologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for over 15 years and has been a part of three Olympic campaigns with the Australian Olympic Committee. Her research focuses on sleep, recovery and fatigue and she has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles. 

Shona is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance and consults to the Australian Open Tennis Tournament and Nike. Shona also consults to a number of national and international professional sporting teams.

You can find Shona on the following social media handles:

Twitter - @shonahalson

Instagram - @shonahalson

You can find Randall on the following social media handles:

Twitter - @RandallCPhysio

Instagram - @RandallCPhysio

LinkedIn - Randall Cooper