Sleep Optimisation for Athletic Performance & Wellbeing

Understand the powerful connection between sleep and athletic performance and wellbeing with this comprehensive sleep optimisation course led by Dr David Garley and Dr Luke Gupta. David is a GP and Director of The Better Sleep Clinic. He diagnoses and treats a wide variety of sleep disorders including insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea and circadian rhythm disorders and sees first hand the impact that these conditions can have on a person's physical and mental health. He works with athletes on a one-to-one and organisational level to optimise sleep. Luke is a sleep performance specialist with over a decade of experience working within elite sport. He completed his PhD in translating gold-standard sleep treatments to an elite athletic context. He works with the Olympic team, premier league football teams, international rugby, The Lionesses and Formula One, to name a few.

Course Sleep Optimisation for Athletic Performance & Wellbeing

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5 Chapters

10 Lessons

Key Highlights

Science-Backed Insights

Understand the role of sleep in recovery, endurance, and injury prevention for optimized athletic performance.

Practical Tools & Techniques

Learn to measure sleep quality with wearable tech, improve sleep hygiene, and implement effective sleep routines.

Focus on Athlete-Specific Sleep Challenges

Identify and address common sleep disorders like OSA and insomnia, empowering clients to reach their fitness goals.

The course outline

What You’ll Learn: Scientific Backdrop to Sleep: The foundations of sleep biology, including sleep cycles and sleep architecture, circadian biology, how sleep is controlled, and how it impacts your physical and mental health The Effect of Sleep on Fitness: Learn how sleep impacts the different components of performance, and how it supports meeting training targets The Effect of Fitness on Sleep: Learn how exercise affects both sleep quality and duration, and how different types of physical activity influence the recovery components of sleep. Common Sleep Problems in Athletes: Learn how to identify symptoms of common sleep disorders in athletes, including insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea. Measuring Sleep: Understand the components of sleep, and how they can be measured, including the role of wearable tech. Sleep Optimisation Techniques: Learn how to optimise your client's sleep with an effective, evidence-based and practical approach. Improving their sleep will improve their health, fitness, performance and overall wellbeing Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of sleep science or provide holistic guidance to clients, this course equips you with the knowledge and tools to make a tangible impact on their journey to peak performance.

Curriculum

5 Chapters · 10 Lessons

1
What is Sleep?
1. What is Sleep Part 1 Free preview
2. (Included in full purchase)
  What is Sleep Part 2
2
The Sleep-Fitness Connection: Performance, Recovery, and Wellbeing
1. (Included in full purchase)
  The Effect of Sleep on Fitness
2. (Included in full purchase)
  The Effect of Fitness on Sleep
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Recovery
3
Common Sleep Disorders in Athletes
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 1: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Lesson 2: Insomnia
4
Optimizing and Measuring Sleep for Peak Performance
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Measuring Sleep
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Sleep optimisation
5
Thank you for completing this course
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Thank you for completing this course