Morning Workouts Steal Sleep From Student Athletes, Study Finds

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Key Takeaways

  • Student athletes slept 20 to 30 minutes less when practices started before 8 a.m

  • Early workouts also led to poorer quality sleep and longer time to fall asleep

  • Findings came from more than 27,500 nights of sleep from 359 athletes

Originally published on healthday.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.