2016, Vol. 3, Issue 4, Part A
Sleeping giants: Improving sleeping habits in athletes
Author(s): Sukhin Chawla
Abstract:Sleep deprivation is a huge problem in athletes – and people in general as they tend to underestimate the importance of sleep and the extent to which they may be sleep deprived. For the general population experts generally recommend that an average adult sleep for 7-9 hours a night. However, sportsmen need 10-12 hours’ sleep every day. Falling asleep instantly or needing an alarm clock to wake up are both red flags and if either applies to you then you may consider yourself as being sleep deprived.
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Sukhin Chawla. Sleeping giants: Improving sleeping habits in athletes. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2016;3(4):01-03.