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Sleep Quality For Runners

Eat, Sleep, Run, Repeat – The mantra of many a runner, but how many of us are actually doing the ‘sleep’ part well? How many of us realise the true significance of sleep quality & sleep quantity in order to not only optimise our running goals but also to secure a healthy, long life?

Sleep Awareness Month: STA Podcast

April on the Sports Therapy Association Podcast is ‘SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH’. Join us on our YouTube channel every Tuesday at 8pm (GMT+1) for LIVE video interviews with internationally acclaimed experts from the world of Sleep Research.

Ready For The Sleep Study Results?

My five week sleep study using Cerebra’s In Home Polysomnogram Sleep System is now over. Read on for details of how to hear the results!

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Sleep Quality: Terminology

In examining the relationship between sleep quality/quantity and performance, it is useful to take a look at the terminology commonly used, and appreciate how many of the words & acronyms we commonly see are often misused. In this article we consider REM Sleep, Non-REM Sleep (including deep sleep), the effectiveness of wearables in tracking sleep, chronotypes, circadian rhythms, and whether you are a Lion, Bear, Wolf or Dolphin.

Sleep Quality: Terminology

Sleep Quality: Terminology

In examining the relationship between sleep quality/quantity and performance, it is useful to take a look at the terminology commonly used, and appreciate how many of the words & acronyms we commonly see are often misused. In this article we consider REM Sleep, Non-REM Sleep (including deep sleep), the effectiveness of wearables in tracking sleep, chronotypes, circadian rhythms, and whether you are a Lion, Bear, Wolf or Dolphin.

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5 Week Cerebra Sleep Study

5 Week Cerebra Sleep Study

Familiar with the word ‘polysomnography‘? How about ‘electroencephalography‘? Join me as I embark on a five week sleep study using ‘Cerebra Sleep System’ technology developed by Cerebra, a Canadian company transforming the future of sleep diagnosis and therapy. Thanks to self–applied, polysomnography (PSG) in the comfort of my own home, I’ll be seeing how removing caffeine from my diet affects my sleep quantity & quality.

read more
Sleep Quality For Runners

Sleep Quality For Runners

Eat, Sleep, Run, Repeat – The mantra of many a runner, but how many of us are actually doing the ‘sleep’ part well? How many of us realise the true significance of sleep quality & sleep quantity in order to not only optimise our running goals but also to secure a healthy, long life?

read more
Sleep Quality: Terminology

Sleep Quality: Terminology

In examining the relationship between sleep quality/quantity and performance, it is useful to take a look at the terminology commonly used, and appreciate how many of the words & acronyms we commonly see are often misused. In this article we consider REM Sleep, Non-REM Sleep (including deep sleep), the effectiveness of wearables in tracking sleep, chronotypes, circadian rhythms, and whether you are a Lion, Bear, Wolf or Dolphin.

read more
5 Week Cerebra Sleep Study

5 Week Cerebra Sleep Study

Familiar with the word ‘polysomnography‘? How about ‘electroencephalography‘? Join me as I embark on a five week sleep study using ‘Cerebra Sleep System’ technology developed by Cerebra, a Canadian company transforming the future of sleep diagnosis and therapy. Thanks to self–applied, polysomnography (PSG) in the comfort of my own home, I’ll be seeing how removing caffeine from my diet affects my sleep quantity & quality.

read more