Observational Study of the Effect of Moderate and High-Intensity Exercise on Insomnia
| Autor: | David Redding Do, Tania Ghazarian Oms, Angela Maron Oms, Erika Polanco Ms, Emily Venvertloh Oms |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Southern California Clinicians. :36-40 |
| ISSN: | 2576-1897 2576-1889 |
| DOI: | 10.38206/140107 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this observational study is to determine whether moderate-intensity exercises improve the quality of sleep for subjects with insomnia. The duration of this observational study was four weeks. For the first two weeks of the observational study, subjects served as their own control and completed a sleep log. At the beginning of the third week, subjects were randomly split into (1) Group One with moderate-intensity exercise or (2) Group Two with high-intensity exercise. Two-tailed t-tests displayed significant improvements in quality of sleep with the implementation of both moderate and high-intensity exercise. However, Group One participants were found to feel significantly more well-rested than Group Two. The moderate-intensity exercise group showed improvement in quality of sleep, the number of awakenings, and restfulness. In comparison, the high-intensity exercise group demonstrated improvement in the number of awakenings and daytime sleepiness; although, without reported improvement in sleep quality. There were variables in participants’ sleeping environments, including changes in sleep location, travel, sleep-inducing medication, alcohol use, anxiety, unanticipated noise disturbances, and use of electronic devices before bed that was not controlled for in this observational study. |
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