Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Sports and Advanced Physical Exercise: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 1470
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep disorders; sleep, memory and learning; EEG signal processing; clinical neurophysiology
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Interests: exercise; hypoxia; sleep; fat metabolism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editors are grateful to the many researchers who contributed to the success of the first volume of this Special Issue (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/Sleep_Sports). We are very pleased to announce the second volume of our Special Issue, entitled “Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Sports and Advanced Physical Exercise: 2nd Edition”.
High-performance sports require maximum physical energy exertion, attention, concentration, and cognitive function. Healthy, refreshing sleep and recovery are indispensable requirements for a successful performance in any sporting situation. Disturbed sleep as a result of sleep disorders can lead to disappointing results for athletes. Many studies of the last two decades—as a result of sleep in competitive sport becoming a popular research topic in sport medicine and sport research—have shown that many athletes have sleep problems or suffer from sleep disorders, especially as a result of the pressure of competition or qualification for events. Of course, not only the additional burden of competition but also the regular distribution of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, restless legs, insomnia, and chronic fatigue in athletes of all ages can constrict their performance. Furthermore, sport-specific intrinsic reasons such as travel to competitions around the globe in different time zones, unaccustomed sleep environments, competitions and training at high altitude, etc., can lead to non-refreshing sleep for athletes.
On the contrary, sport can also function as an instrument in the treatment of the sleep disorders of non-professional athletes, and certain sleep regimens for athletes and behavioral consequences can improve sleep and performance in professional athletes. This Special Issue of Life presents varied discussions on these aspects of sleep and sleep disorders in sport and offers an overview of the actual status of research relating to sleep, sleep disorders, and sport to interested coaches, physicians, and scientists.
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Cristoph Netzer
Dr. Stephan Pramsohler
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sleep
- sport
- performance
- physical exercise
- sleep disorders
- sleep regimens
- fractured sleep
- sleep at altitude
- sleep medications
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