Further support comes from a study by Shapiro et al (1985), who found that individuals who had completed an ultra-marathon and therefore used up an exceptional amount of resources slept on average an extra 1.5 hours than they normally would for several nights following the race. ... Findings from this study also demonstrated how, in the hours leading up to the onset of sleep in hea...
Although Rumbelow makes herself all too clear on the devastating mental and physical health effects a continuous lack of a good nights sleep could lead to, sadly, it is all too often we hear of teens and tweens alike wasting hours locked away in a room as far away from the family as possible on their laptop or phone. ...
Insufficient recovery can be the cause of a multitude of issues, such as an inability to focus in class or during study hours is a minuscule concern to student athletes when more severe consequences like stress fractures, muscle damage, and decrease in metabolic function, leading to vitamin deficiencies, are at risk. ...
