The Claim

Physical education professionals working in gyms and exercise facilities in Brazil exhibit a low prevalence of sleep disorders, with mean sleep pattern scores below 3.0 on a 5-point scale across all training groups.

Source: Identifying the predisposing factors, signs and symptoms of overreaching and overtraining in physical education professionals

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

Gym trainers and fitness pros in Brazil don’t seem to have many sleep problems — on average, their sleep quality scores are pretty good, below 3 out of 5.

See the scientific wording

Physical education professionals who work in gyms and exercise facilities in Brazil report low prevalence of sleep disorders, with mean sleep pattern scores below 3.0 on a 5-point scale across all training groups

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Identifying the predisposing factors, signs and symptoms of overreaching and overtraining in physical education professionals

    The study looked at gym professionals in Brazil and found they generally don’t have serious sleep problems, which matches the claim.

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