Sleep/wake behaviours of elite #athletes. Athletes obtain well below the recommended 8 h of #sleep per night, with shorter sleep durations existing among athletes from individual #sports. https://t.co/7jE3GRoQxM https://t.co/DFqXattpMS
Sleep/wake behaviours of elite athletes from individual and team sports.
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What people are saying
The discussion reflects a neutral to supportive stance, with posts emphasizing key findings such as athletes sleeping less than the recommended hours and highlighting differences between individual and team sports, using informative language and casual tone that fuels curiosity but stops short of deep analysis.
Many discussions acknowledge the findings about athletes' sleep patterns, especially emphasizing the lower sleep durations in individual sports.
Participants show moderate curiosity, often questioning the implications or potential solutions for improving athlete sleep.
Posts frequently reference specific data points or express opinions, indicating some depth of engagement but not deep analytical discussions.
While some discussions consider practical implications, most seem to treat the findings as informational rather than transformative.
Abstract in brief
- The study examined the sleep and wake behaviors of 124 elite athletes, including both individual and team sport athletes, using sleep diaries and wrist activity monitors over at least seven nights.
- On average, these athletes went to bed around 10:59 PM, woke up at 7:15 AM, and got about 6.8 hours of sleep per night, which is less than the recommended 8 hours.
- Athletes in individual sports tended to sleep less—going to bed and waking up earlier and averaging about 6.5 hours of sleep—compared to team sports athletes who averaged around 7 hours.
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Sleep/wake behaviours of elite #athletes. Athletes obtain well below the recommended 8 h of #sleep per night, with shorter sleep durations existing among athletes from individual #sports. https://t.co/7jE3GRoQxM https://t.co/DFqXattpMS
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