To Improve Fitness, Try Sleep

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According to a New York Times article, most people training for a race or sport focus on adding more miles, workouts or weight training to improve their fitness. But new research suggests that simply getting more sleep can improve athletic performance.

The small study included five members of the Stanford women's tennis team.

The findings were presented last week at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. The study was small, and some of the improvement may have been the result of additional practice time. However, the size of the change suggests the athletes received a direct benefit from more sleep.

For the rest of the story go here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/for-a-better-workout-try-sleep/?hp

Author: John McGran

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