The intersection of sleep and athletic performance, relatively speaking, is a new frontier. In the last two decades, the interest in how sleep optimization can improve achievement within sports has exploded. In this episode I will discuss:
- the history of how sleep has been looked at in sports and the earliest observations on the subject
- how I became interested and eventually involved with research in sleep and sport
- the story behind my initial studies with Major League Baseball and travel
- the topic of circadian advantage and how we measured it over ten years of Major League Baseball games
- how chronotype seems to impact the performance timing of elite athletes
- the influence of sleepiness on athletic performance, success in a sport, and potentially longevity as an athlete
- other influential research and researchers in the field
- what it all means for not only professional sports organizations, but also the average athlete
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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