Sports (Jun 2015)

The Somnolent Youth-Sleep and the Influence of Exercise: A Narrative Review

  • Haresh T. Suppiah,
  • Michael Chia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports3020116
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 116 – 135

Abstract

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Sleep is crucial to the physiological and psychological development of youth. The implications of insufficient sleep on learning and school performance are well documented. However, adequate sleep often goes unmet due to a combination of biological, societal, and environmental factors, especially during adolescence. In the present review, the changes to adolescent sleep patterns, and its consequences on cognition and learning are briefly explored. We then review the empirical literature of the role of exercise in regulating adolescent sleep patterns, and its potential mechanisms.

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