Objective Sleep Behavior in Relation to a Nigth Competition in Athletes.

Objective Sleep Behavior in Relation to a Nigth Competition in Athletes: a Pilot Study.

Sleep is a crucial factor for athletes' health and recovery. Many variables are able to negatively influence the sleep of top-level athletes, such as: anxiety, long travels, high volume or high-intensity training period, and a nigth competition too. Therefore, the aim of this pilot study is to evalute how sleep quality changes in relation to a late nigth competition in athletes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• both genders
• age between 18 and 45
• sport activity for > or = to 8 hours/week.
• signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• smoking
• part-time or shift worker.
• Use of medications able to influence sleep
• any medical conditions (injury) contraindicating physical exercise as diagnosed by a sports medicine physician