Dr Amy Bender is a sleep scientist on a mission to promote sleep for well-being & better performance. She is the perfect guest to have on the podcast to discuss its importance for your running performance, recovery and efficiency. 

We discuss:

• Link between sleep and running injuries
• What you need to know about the different sleep stages
• Signs & symptoms of poor sleep habits
• Importance of both sleep quality and quantity 
• Common sleeping disorders for runners
• Can I sleep too much?
• Practical tips for sleep hygiene
• Right sleep position and pillow

Here are the links for:

Amy's twitter account https://twitter.com/Sleep4Sport

Amy's insta account https://www.instagram.com/sleep4sport/

Here is a link for the sleep questionnaire:  https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1186%2Fs40798-018-0140-5/MediaObjects/40798_2018_140_MOESM1_ESM.pdf

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