Sleep Facts

Sleep is the greatest legal performance-enhancing drug – Matthew Walker

40% of all American adults are sleep-deprived.

Sleep is essential to brain function and health.

People who had trouble falling asleep were involved in 34% more fatal car accidents

Several studies have shown that exercise during the day improves sleep.

Caffeine stays active in your system for up to 7 hours.

Sleep impacts the cognitive/physical/social/emotional systems

Sleep does not diminish with age.

Conservative estimates show that 10 – 30% of adults have chronic insomnia in some studies put in as high as 60%

There is a link between sleep and cardiovascular problems. 

Sleep affects cancer, obesity, and diabetes.

Sleep is a low-hanging fruit for athletes seeking massive competitive advantage.

NCAA athletes sleep an average of 6.8 hours per night. 25 – 30% get less than 6 hours per night. There is no magical exercise or nutrition intervention onto to deliver more value than addressing sleep

Research

Stanford basketball Study
Stanford Division I athletes experimented with paying back sleep debt. They found cognitive benefits/academics, basketball Nassau 9% improvement in free throws and three-point shots and faster sprint times.

Brazilian Sports Review

(11 studies)
Over half the athletes had poor sleep quality
Total sleep averaged 6 hours 10 minutes per night
Average 28 minutes to fall asleep