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Lack Of Sleep Leads To Athletic Injury

Before you or your kids take part in a sport, make sure whoever is playing gets plenty of sleep. Lack of sleep can make you significantly more prone to injury.

Researchers in California found that junior high and high school athletes were 68 percent more likely to suffer an injury when taking part in sports if they slept less than eight hours a night. In this research, as athletes aged, the injury danger from lack of sleep increased.

Filed Under: Alternative MedicineEasy Health Options NewsSleep

About the Author: Carl Lowe has written about health, fitness and nutrition for a wide range of publications including Prevention Magazine, Self Magazine and Time-Life Books. The author of more than a dozen books, he has been gluten-free since 2007.

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