A 20-min nap in athletes changes subsequent sleep architecture but does not alter physical performances after normal sleep or 5-h phase-advance conditions
European Journal of Applied PhysiologyPublished 25 November 2013
Elisabeth Petit, Fabienne Mougin, Hubert Bourdin, Grégory Tio, Émmanuel Haffen
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Napping showed no reliable benefit on short-term performances of athletes exercising at local time or after a simulated jet lag, and napping did not improve physical performance but it delayed acrophase and batyphase of core body temperature rhythm parameters.
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Napping showed no reliable benefit on short-term performances of athletes exercising at local time or after a simulated jet lag.
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