Journal
SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101535
Keywords
High-intensity exercise; Sleep quality; Actigraphy; Polysomnography; Rapid eye movement sleep; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
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- Concordia University
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Moderate-intensity exercise is recommended for improving sleep, while high-intensity exercise before bedtime may disrupt sleep. Research shows that acute high-intensity exercise performed 2-4 hours before bedtime does not disturb nighttime sleep in healthy adults.
Moderate-intensity exercise is generally recommended for improving sleep, whereas, high-intensity exercise (HIE) prior to bedtime is often discouraged. We conducted a systematic review and meta analysis to determine if acute or regular (chronic) HIE performed before bedtime disrupts nighttime sleep of healthy adult, good sleepers compared with a no-exercise control. Six databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and PsycINFO) were searched from inception to 31st May, 2021. Studies were experimental trials published in English language, objectively (polysomnography, actigraphy) and/or subjectively assessed sleep after evening HIE in sedentary and physically fit, good sleepers (aged 18-50 y old). The revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials was used to assess risk of bias in the included studies. The random-effects model was used for the meta-analyses. We included 15 acute evening HIE studies in the meta-analysis with a total of 194 participants. Acute evening HIE ending 0.5-4 h before bedtime decreased rapid eye movement sleep (-2.34%; p 1/4 0.002) compared with a no-exercise control. No other significant sleep changes occurred. A regular evening HIE did not disrupt nighttime sleep. Overall, acute evening HIE performed 2-4 h before bedtime does not disrupt nighttime sleep of healthy, young and middle-aged adults. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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