The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review
Introduction Sleep influences the well-being of every person, but it is especially important for athletes1. This review analyses the impact that quality and duration of sleep has on physical and cognitive performance in athletes. It also examines the strategies for optimizing sleep, such as extend...
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
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Sleep influences the well-being of every person, but it is especially important for athletes1. This review analyses the impact that quality and duration of sleep has on physical and cognitive performance in athletes. It also examines the strategies for optimizing sleep, such as extending the duration of sleep, adding naps during the day and educating athletes about sleep hygiene.
Results
Research conclusively states that insufficient sleep impairs physical endurance and strength, reduces coordination and increases injury risk2–5. It impacts cognitive processes – decreases focus, diminishes strategic thinking and slows reaction times6.
Evidence reveals that sleep interventions such as prolonging sleep duration, napping during the day and blue-enriched light exposure lead to improving sleep in athletes7.
Summary
By integrating findings from a range of studies, this review emphasizes the role of sleep as an indispensable pillar of sports performance optimization. It offers practical implications and limitations to the analyzed studies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bef7fadc03a0481490c51e755156e2a92025-02-12T08:26:14ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-02-013810.12775/QS.2025.38.58162The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic ReviewJulia Białeta0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3140-4060Katarzyna Rowińska1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7921-7167Karolina Siembab2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9934-8741Michalina Jurkiewicz 3https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3318-121XAgnieszka Napieralska4https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1163-8283Wiktor Garbarczyk5https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4107-6795Albert Kapla6https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0887-0825Alicja Černohorská7https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8230-2891Wiktoria Pysiewicz8https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3245-8609Daria Bednarczyk9https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1006-4955Central Teaching Hospital of Medical University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 251; 92-213 Łódź; PolandUniversity Clinical Hospital No. 2 of Medical University of Łódź ul. Żeromskiego 113; 90-549 Łódź; PolandMaria Skłodowska-Curie Regional Specialist Hospital in Zgierz ul. Parzęczewska 35, 95-100 Zgierz; PolandCentral Teaching Hospital of Medical University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 251; 92-213 Łódź; PolandUniversity Clinical Hospital No. 2 of Medical University of Łódź ul. Żeromskiego 113; 90-549 Łódź; PolandUniversity Clinical Hospital No. 2 of Medical University of Łódź ul. Żeromskiego 113; 90-549 Łódź; PolandNZOZ Gajda-Med Medical Group; ul. Teofila Kwiatkowskiego 19; 06-102; Pułtusk; PolandCentral Teaching Hospital of Medical University of Łódź ul. Pomorska 251; 92-213 Łódź; PolandNorbert Barlicki Memorial Teaching Hospital No. 1 of the Medical University of Lodz ul. dr. Stefana Kopcińskiego 22, 90-153; Łódź; PolandCentral Clinical Hospital of Medical University of Warsaw ul. Banacha 1A, 02-097; Warsaw; PolandIntroduction Sleep influences the well-being of every person, but it is especially important for athletes1. This review analyses the impact that quality and duration of sleep has on physical and cognitive performance in athletes. It also examines the strategies for optimizing sleep, such as extending the duration of sleep, adding naps during the day and educating athletes about sleep hygiene. Results Research conclusively states that insufficient sleep impairs physical endurance and strength, reduces coordination and increases injury risk2–5. It impacts cognitive processes – decreases focus, diminishes strategic thinking and slows reaction times6. Evidence reveals that sleep interventions such as prolonging sleep duration, napping during the day and blue-enriched light exposure lead to improving sleep in athletes7. Summary By integrating findings from a range of studies, this review emphasizes the role of sleep as an indispensable pillar of sports performance optimization. It offers practical implications and limitations to the analyzed studies. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/58162sleepathletic performancesleep interventionssystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Julia Białeta Katarzyna Rowińska Karolina Siembab Michalina Jurkiewicz Agnieszka Napieralska Wiktor Garbarczyk Albert Kapla Alicja Černohorská Wiktoria Pysiewicz Daria Bednarczyk The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review Quality in Sport sleep athletic performance sleep interventions systematic review |
| title | The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review |
| title_full | The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review |
| title_short | The Importance of Sleep in Athletic Performance - A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | importance of sleep in athletic performance a systematic review |
| topic | sleep athletic performance sleep interventions systematic review |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/58162 |
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