Testing the sleep hygiene recommendation against nighttime exercise

SD Youngstedt, W Ito, GS Passos, MG Santana… - Sleep and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Experts have recommended exercise for improved sleep, but often with the caveat
that one should avoid nighttime exercise. The aim of this study was to challenge this …

Does nighttime exercise really disturb sleep? Results from the 2013 National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll

MP Buman, BA Phillips, SD Youngstedt, CE Kline… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the relationship between sleep, time of exercise, and intensity of
exercise in a large American sample. Methods The 2013 National Sleep Foundation Sleep …

Exercise to improve sleep in insomnia: exploration of the bidirectional effects

KG Baron, KJ Reid, PC Zee - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2013 - jcsm.aasm.org
Background: Exercise improves sleep quality, mood, and quality of life among older adults
with insomnia. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the daily bidirectional relationships …

Is sleep disturbed by vigorous late-night exercise?

SD Youngstedt, DF Kripke, JA Elliott - Medicine and science in …, 1999 - europepmc.org
Methods Sixteen highly fit male cyclists completed each of two 60-h laboratory treatments
involving a baseline night, an experimental treatment night, and a recovery night. In …

Effects of evening exercise on sleep in healthy participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Stutz, R Eiholzer, CM Spengler - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Current recommendations advise against exercising in the evening because of
potential adverse effects on sleep. Objectives The aim of this systematic review was to …

[HTML][HTML] Hit the gym or hit the hay: can evening exercise characteristics predict compromised sleep in healthy adults?

DJ Miller, GD Roach, M Lastella… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Recent sleep guidelines regarding evening exercise have shifted from a
conservative (ie, do not exercise in the evening) to a more nuanced approach (ie, exercise …

Interrelationship between sleep and exercise: a systematic review

BA Dolezal, EV Neufeld, DM Boland… - Advances in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although a substantial body of literature has explored the relationship between sleep and
exercise, comprehensive reviews and definitive conclusions about the impact of exercise …

Epidemiology of exercise and sleep

SD Youngstedt, CE Kline - Sleep and biological rhythms, 2006 - Springer
Although exercise is widely believed to improve sleep, experimental evidence has found
acute and chronic exercise to exert only modest effects on subsequent sleep. However …

Does exercise truly enhance sleep?

SD Youngstedt - The physician and sportsmedicine, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Two recent studies support the commonsense view that exercise improves sleep in
individuals with insomnia, but questions still abound. Do patients have to be fit to reap the …

The effects of moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise on the sleep need of sedentary young adults

SN Wong, M Halaki, CM Chow - Journal of sports sciences, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Exercise has been recommended for enhancing sleep; a claim linked to the belief that sleep
need–defined by sleep duration and depth–is increased post-exercise to allow tissue …