Can Sleep Improve Your Performance?

January 31, 2022 Metrifit

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Sleep is simply not valued in our 24/7 society. We treat it as a luxury and it’s a necessity. If...

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Promoting Dialogue: The Importance Of The Coach-Athlete Relationship

July 21, 2021 Metrifit

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The coach and the athlete intentionally develop a relationship, which is characterized by a growing appreciation and respect for each...

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Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Sleep/Stress Relationship in Athletes

July 12, 2021 Metrifit

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Sleep is extremely important to me – I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do...

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A scientific understanding of the benefits of sleep

July 25, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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The importance of sleep in helping us perform to our best is something that we have accepted despite the lack...

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Basketball study highlights the importance of sleep

July 10, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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Asking athletes to play on minimal sleep is the same as asking them to “play with one hand tied...

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Monitoring sleep is invaluable for a coach

February 26, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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The life of a modern student athlete may be a very exciting one in terms of competing at new levels...

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Focus on sleep cycles can benefit athletes

February 2, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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In a recent article we highlighted the benefit of sleep for elite athletes, noting that many experts believe it to...

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Tips for improving your sleep

November 27, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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Our recent article , ‘The benefits of sleep for elite athletes’ , resulted in a considerable reaction and as a...

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Sleep & Sports: A look at the habits of sports superstar snoozers

November 18, 2015 Metrifit

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It’s no secret that a lack of sleep can affect our performance the next day, but how much of an...

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The benefits of sleep for elite athletes

September 3, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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In preparing to achieve their goals and dreams, two of the main areas of concentration for athletes tend to be...

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An Athlete’s Guide to Inflammation: Understand, Reduce and Prevent

June 12, 2015 Maev Creaven

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Pain is hard to ignore. Pain, heat and swelling are often present with acute inflammation. Inflammation is a normal physiological...

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Stress and Life Load

February 16, 2015 Maev Creaven

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Nutrition, quality of sleep and stress levels are the key players for both your short and long-term health. If a...

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