Routine, Routine, Routine: Sleep Regularity and its Association with Sleep Metrics in Professional Rugby Union Athletes

Autor: Angus Teece, Christopher Martyn Beaven, Haresh Suppiah, Christos K. Argus, Nicholas Gill, Matthew W. Driller
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sports Medicine - Open, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-9761
DOI: 10.1186/s40798-024-00709-5
Popis: Abstract Background Maintaining a consistent sleep and wake time is often reported as a key component of circadian rhythmicity and quality sleep. However, the impact of sleep onset and offset time variability on overall sleep outcomes are underreported in elite athlete populations. This study investigated the relationship between sleep onset and offset time variability using the sleep regularity index (SRI) and measures of sleep and well-being in professional rugby union athletes. Twenty-three professional male rugby union athletes (mean ± SD, age: 23 ± 3 y) underwent sleep monitoring via wrist actigraphy for three weeks during a pre-season phase of training and completed a daily wellness questionnaire. Median SRI was calculated and used to stratify the trainees into two quantile groups: >76.4 SRI (Regular, n = 11) and
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