Chronic sleep restriction negatively affects athletic performance

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/aaos-csr061316.php

Public Release: 13-Jun-2016
Chronic sleep restriction negatively affects athletic performance
Findings suggest sleep loss results in decreased peak power and endurance performance, as well as decreased response speed
American Academy of Sleep Medicine

A new study found that chronic sleep restriction negatively affects athletic performance.

Results show that following sleep restriction, energy expenditure during submaximal exercise decreased 3.9 percent; maximal aerobic power decreased 2.9 percent and time to exhaustion decreased by 10.7 percent (37 seconds). Submaximal heart rate decreased after sleep restriction, as well as peak heart rate and Psychomotor Vigilance Test response speed.

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