Exercise and Sleep

By Quinn Phillips It's no secret that exercise has extensive benefits for people with diabetes: improving insulin sensitivity, lowering heart disease risk, and helping maintain weight loss, among others. But while any exercise may be good from a health perspective, in reality many people can be very particular about when they exercise. Some people may find that a morning workout gives them an all-day energy boost, while others might spend the day fatigued by the same workout. So a new study that claims evening exercise doesn't harm sleep may leave many people skeptical. Published last month by the journal Sleep Medicine, the study analyzed a 2013 survey called the National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America Poll. The survey included 1,000 adults ages 23–60 and asked questions about sleep time and quality; exercise intensity, duration, and timing; and many other sleep-related questions. After adjusting for traits such as age and health status, the researchers found that exercise timing and intensity did have some impact on sleep quality. As noted in a Reuters article on the study, participants who exercised vigorously in the morning were 88% more likely to report sleeping well than those who didn't exercise, as well as 44% less likely to report waking up feeling unrefreshed. In addition, participants who exercised moderately in the morning were 53% more likely than non-exercisers to report sleeping well. Participants who exercised in the evening, on the other hand —...
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