Objectives Actical® actigraphy is commonly used to monitor athlete sleep. The proprietary
software, called Actiware®, processes data with three different sleep-wake thresholds (Low …

Objectives There is a growing interest in monitoring the sleep of elite athletes.
Polysomnography is considered the gold standard for measuring sleep, however this …

Sleep is known to be an important component of recovery from training, yet little is known
about the quality and quantity of sleep achieved by elite athletes. The aim of the present …

Background Sleep quality is an essential component of athlete's recovery. However, a better
understanding of the parameters to adequately quantify sleep quality in team sport athletes …

The aim of the study was to compare the WHOOP strap–a wearable device that estimates
sleep based on measures of movement and heart rate derived from actigraphy and …

Current sport-scientific studies mostly neglect the assessment of sleep architecture, although
the distribution of different sleep stages is considered an essential component influencing …

In the present review, we identify which instruments and parameters are used for sleep
quality monitoring in individual sport athletes and which definitions were used for sleep …

Abstract Background/Purpose Despite the importance of sleep for athletic performance,
there is a lack of normative sleep data and sex comparisons in collegiate athletes. The …

This study examined agreement between self-perceived sleep and sleep estimated via
activity monitors in professional rugby league athletes. 63 athletes, from three separate …

Technological advances in sleep monitoring have seen an explosion of devices used to
gather important sleep metrics. These devices range from instrumented 'smart pyjamas' …