Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#12 - Sleep and Athletic Performance: Major League Sleep
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The intersection of sleep and athletic performance, relatively speaking, is a new frontier. In the last two decades, the interest in how sleep optimization can improve achievement within sports has exploded. In this episode I will discuss:
- the history of how sleep has been looked at in sports and the earliest observations on the subject
- how I became interested and eventually involved with research in sleep and sport
- the story behind my initial studies with Major League Baseball and travel
- the topic of circadian advantage and how we measured it over ten years of Major League Baseball games
- how chronotype seems to impact the performance timing of elite athletes
- the influence of sleepiness on athletic performance, success in a sport, and potentially longevity as an athlete
- other influential research and researchers in the field
- what it all means for not only professional sports organizations, but also the average athlete
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
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- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
