A Staggering Number Of Top Athletes Don't Sleep Well

(Reuters Health) - Though regular exercise tends to improve sleep for mere mortals, up to half of elite athletes may be getting too little sleep or have poor quality sleep, according to a review of existing research. Sleep disturbances can lead to fatigue and sleep-related performance anxieties that in turn affect athletic performance itself, the authors write in the journal Sports Medicine. “Many studies to date have investigated the impact of sleep deprivation, which is the loss of sleep, on...