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The Effects of Napping on Wakefulness and Endurance Performance in Athletes: A Randomized Crossover Study

Felix Willmer; Claire Reuter; Stephan Pramsohler; Martin Faulhaber; Anja Burkhardt; Nikolaus Netzer · 2023 · Life

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Abstract

Background: Athletes often experience poor sleep quality due to stress, altitude exposure, travel across different time zones, and pre-competition nervousness. Coaches use daytime naps to counteract the negative effects of fragmented nighttime sleep. Napping before competitions has also been used to enhance performance in athletes without sleep problems, with mixed results in previous studies, particularly for endurance performance. Thus, we investigated the effects of napping after partial sleep deprivation (PSD) on endurance performance and wakefulness in athletes. Methods: We recruited 12 h

Abstract by Felix Willmer; Claire Reuter; Stephan Pramsohler; Martin Faulhaber; Anja Burkhardt; Nikolaus Netzer, Life (2023) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.3390/life13061414