The impact of sleep deprivation on physical activity

Kermavner, Katarina Nina (author), Vauhnik, Renata (author)

Proper amount of sleep has a critical role in biological processes and overall health and is linked to negative health outcomes, such as diabetes, heart disease, brain stroke, weight changes, pain, mood swings, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, chromosome changes etc. Despite dedicating one-third of our lives to sleep, a substantial portion of the world's population faces sleep deprivation. Insufficient sleep goes beyond simple tiredness, and it is affecting humans metabolic, cardiovascular, cognitive, and emotional dimensions. When it comes to physical activity and athletic performance, sleep deprivation manifests in compromised reaction time, accuracy, vigour, submaximal strength, and endurance. These challenges also affect athlete’s cognitive functions such as judgment and decision making. In the context of athletic performance, even partial sleep deprivation can lead to significant impairments. Relationship between sleep and physical activity was found as emphasizing the importance of adequate sleep for optimal performance and shows that good sleep hygiene and recommended amount of physical activity really go hand in hand contributing to overall well-being including physiological and mental health.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sleep deprivation, physical activity, athletic performance, metabolic health, cognitive functions, global prevalence
• Work type: Scientific work
• Typology: 1.06 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution (invited lecture)
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 35-40
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-154967
• UDC: 615.8:796
• COBISS.SI-ID: 188511235
• Publication date in RUL: 12.03.2024

Record is a part of a monograph

• Title: Socratic Lectures : 10th international symposium, Ljubljana, 9. December 2023
• Editors: Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Yelena Istileulova, Anna Romolo
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: University of Ljubljana Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN: 978-961-297-266-0
• COBISS.SI-ID: 186758147

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