Open AccessEvidence of Disturbed Sleep and Increased Illness in Overreached Endurance Athletes
Author(s) -
Christophe Hausswirth,
Julien Louis,
Anaël Aubry,
Guillaume Bonnet,
Rob Duffield,
Yann Le Meur
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000177
Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , physical therapy , vo2 max , mood , population , endurance training , sleep (system call) , actigraphy , heart rate , cardiology , circadian rhythm , blood pressure , psychiatry , environmental health , computer science , operating system
This study aimed to examine whether (i) objective markers of sleep quantity and quality are altered in endurance athletes experiencing overreaching in response to an overload training program and (ii) potential reduced sleep quality would be accompanied with a higher prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections in this population.