Not getting enough sleep can hurt athletic performance, especially for sports that need quick thinking or precise moves—like tennis or basketball—more than for sports that are mostly about strength or speed, like sprinting.

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Exploring the physiological mechanisms of sleep’s influence on athletic performance and recovery: a narrative review

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2025 Nov 11

The study looks at how not getting enough sleep affects athletes and finds that it hurts performance more in sports that need quick thinking and skill, compared to those that just need strength or speed.

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Exploring the physiological mechanisms of sleep’s influence on athletic performance and recovery: a narrative review

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DOI: 10.1007/s11325-025-03531-9

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