Looking for More ZZZs? Consistent Activity May Be the Key

SOURCES:

Erla Björnsdóttir PhD, clinical psychologist, researcher, University of Reykjavik, Iceland.

David Kuhlmann MD, sleep specialist, medical director of sleep medicine, Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia, MO.

Danielle Ricks, director of education and community engagement, Montgomery County Media, Silver Spring, MD; adjunct professor, Howard University, Washington, DC.

Tracy Endo, swim instructor, Uber driver, Northern Virginia.

Sleep

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BMJ Open

: “Association between physical activity over a 10-year period and current insomnia symptoms, sleep duration and daytime sleepiness: a European population-based study.” 

Cureus

: “The Effect of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality and Sleep Disorder: A Systematic Review.”

Sports Medicine

: “Effects of Evening Exercise on Sleep in Healthy Participants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.”

Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Exercising for better sleep.”

Journal of Sleep Research

: “The natural history of insomnia: Does sleep extension differentiate between those that do and do not develop chronic insomnia?”