What really drives better sleep and recovery?
Prof. Shona Halson - one of the world’s most respected experts in the field - shares what decades of research actually supports, and what to ignore.
You’ll learn:
• Why 8 hours is a useful guideline, but consistency matters more
• How naps and “non-sleep deep rest” can help (and when they hurt)
• Which wearable data is reliable vs. misleading
• The role of hormones, perimenopause, and menstrual symptoms in sleep
• Why evening meals, alcohol, and caffeine disrupt rest more than we think
• How stress, low energy availability, and overtraining impair recovery
• The truth about compression, ice baths, and sauna use
• When protein timing and presleep nutrition really make a difference