Sleep quality: a narrative review on nutrition, stimulants, and physical activity as important factors

M Sejbuk, I Mirończuk-Chodakowska, AM Witkowska - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sleep is a cyclically occurring, transient, and functional state that is controlled primarily by
neurobiological processes. Sleep disorders and insomnia are increasingly being diagnosed …

Impact of melatonin on skeletal muscle and exercise

A Stacchiotti, G Favero, LF Rodella - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Skeletal muscle disorders are dramatically increasing with human aging with enormous
sanitary costs and impact on the quality of life. Preventive and therapeutic tools to limit onset …

Effects of home confinement on physical activity, nutrition, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak in amateur and elite athletes

M Taheri, K Irandoust, LF Reynoso-Sánchez… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite the progress in the management of the pandemic caused by COVID-19,
it is necessary to continue exploring and explaining how this situation affected the athlete …

Menstrual cycle: the importance of both the phases and the transitions between phases on training and performance

G Bruinvels, AC Hackney, CR Pedlar - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The authors present opinions based on their applied experiences of working with female
athletes in combination with the existing evidence-based literature. Most of the existing …

Diet, sleep, and mental health: insights from the UK biobank study

P Hepsomali, JA Groeger - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diet has long been the focus of attention as a leading risk factor for non-communicable
diseases. As such, a better understanding of it is crucial to establish priorities for dietary …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the quality of sleep by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A systematic review

LFF Souza, LL Paineiras-Domingos… - Ciencia & saude …, 2021 - SciELO Public Health
This article aims to evaluate the sleep quality in individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Searches were conducted in the PubMed …

The 4r's framework of nutritional strategies for post-exercise recovery: A review with emphasis on new generation of carbohydrates

DA Bonilla, A Pérez-Idárraga… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Post-exercise recovery is a broad term that refers to the restoration of training capacity. After
training or competition, there is fatigue accumulation and a reduction in sports performance …

The association between diet and sleep quality among Spanish university students

E Ramón-Arbués, JM Granada-López… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
While it has long been recognized that diet is a leading behavioral risk factor for human
health, recent scientific findings have also suggested that diet and sleep quality may be …

The impact of sleep interventions on athletic performance: a systematic review

LA Cunha, JA Costa, EA Marques, J Brito… - Sports Medicine …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sleep is essential for maximal performance in the athletic population. Despite
that, the sport context has many factors that can negatively influence athletes' sleep and …

Effect of circadian rhythm disturbance on the human musculoskeletal system and the importance of nutritional strategies

N Juliana, L Azmi, NM Effendy, NI Mohd Fahmi Teng… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The circadian system in the human body responds to daily environmental changes to
optimise behaviour according to the biological clock and also influences various …