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date: '2025-03-19T19:07:17.000Z'
title: Factors Affecting Sleep in Athletes
summary: >-
  Discover how sleep impacts recovery and performance in athletes, and which
  factors can affect it, such as schedules, stress, screen use, and caffeine
  consumption.
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  - Health
  - Wellbeing
  - Training
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## What factors affect sleep in people who exercise regularly?

👉 Sleep can be defined as a state of physical and mental rest, which a person passes through, associated with recovery processes 💤, involved in numerous physiological and neural functions.

🌙 Sleep is considered by some experts to be the best recovery and longevity strategy due to its physiological and restorative effects.

### ⏱️ How many hours of sleep are recommended?

👉 For adults, recommendations range from **7-9 hours of sleep per night** 😴, with health, wellbeing and performance potentially compromised if this decreases.
👉 For those who exercise regularly, to allow proper recovery and adaptation between training sessions, **8-10 hours of sleep** is recommended 🏋️‍♂️.
❌ Reducing below these recommendations can compromise performance in athletes.

### 🔎 What factors can affect sleep?

- **Late competition and training schedules** ⏳ → Fewer hours of sleep and longer time to fall asleep.
- **Stress and anxiety** 😰 → Over 60% of athletes sleep worse before a competition.
- **Screen use** 📱 → Blue light reduces melatonin production, affecting sleep quality.
- **Travel and time zone changes** ✈️ → Jet lag and unfamiliar environments can disrupt rest.
- **Caffeine and alcohol** ☕🍷 → Interfere with falling asleep and sleep quality.

🏆 A strategy to promote better health, wellbeing and reduced injury risk is to implement **proper sleep hygiene**:

✅ Maintain a consistent bedtime.
✅ Establish a pre-sleep routine; for example, avoid screens before sleeping.
✅ Limit caffeine and alcohol intake at least 8 hours before bedtime.
✅ Optimise the sleeping environment—appropriate temperature and minimal noise.
✅ Track sleep quality with a watch and make improvements as needed.

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