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A Winning Sleep
Hypnos’ resident sleep expert, Natalie Pennicotte-Collier, a high-performance sleep coach for Premier League players and Team GB athletes, is passionate about the connection between sleep and sport. She shares her top tips for better sleep and explains why it’s crucial for achieving your personal best, both mentally and physically.
Whether you are a corporate athlete or serious about fitness and high performance, you should know that taking sleep and recovery seriously can massively enhance your overall sports performance.
Imagine telling any athlete that you had a natural tonic that boosts speed, focus, and recovery, while reducing stress hormones and increasing human growth hormone. Everyone would want to try it—and that tonic is sleep.
“The importance of sleep in achieving your athletic fitness and personal best cannot be overstated. The Elite Athletes I support know how they can harness the power of circadian rhythms, their everyday sleep space, and nap rituals to gain and train to their best ever performance.”
Studies show that increasing sleep from 7-8 hours to 9-10 hours improves speed, stamina, and mental agility. This is because sleep is a powerful natural performance enhancer for both your mind and body. It’s the essential element for helping to increase energy, performance, and stamina, as well as mental agility and split-second intuitive decision-making, which can be hugely important in fast-paced games.
The importance of sleep in achieving your athletic fitness and personal best cannot be overstated.
Nap Training for Team GB
A great sleep environment, routine, and short naps can significantly boost alertness, mental sharpness, and physical performance. Greg Retter, Head of Performance Services, recognized that napping and sleep quality are key to achieving everyday personal bests. For the Paris Olympics, Team GB athletes received nap training, learning to relax into sleep tools rather than stressing over wearable sleep data.
Why Sleep Fuels Your Fitness Gains
Here’s why you should consider giving your sleep a reset and investing in your best-ever fitness gains and wellness, powered by Hypnos beds’ incredible comfort and expertise:
- Great sleep and naps fuel fitness gains.
- Sleep shapes your “Peak Mind-Brain,” fuelling muscle memory and ingraining automatic, fluid sports movements.
- Sleep supports faster muscle growth, boosts performance, and speeds up recovery.