unlovelyladybartleby t1_iw4yzzc wrote on November 13, 2022 at 12:18 AM

Reply to comment by BridgeOnColours in Research shows that people in good physical shape are less likely to need a sleeping pill prescription. The beneficial effect of exercise is stronger for men, who have a 15% lower risk of needing drugs for troublesome sleep issues but also women can benefit from it by giuliomagnifico

So the cycle can't start with poor sleep? Even in say an athlete who develops a sleep disorder or a child with night terrors?

Genuinely asking

BridgeOnColours t1_iw524pe wrote on November 13, 2022 at 12:43 AM

I'm just guessing as I'm not a physiologist, but I would say an athlete would still go training regardless of how bad they slept. An athlete has more reasons than sleep to keep training, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of them do develop sleep disorders due to overtraining among other things.

But for even a regular person, I'd say once you really understand and feel the difference on your physical wellbeing, which leads to better mental wellbeing, it just makes sense to keep exercising even if you don't feel like it. It always feels better after a good gym sesh.