Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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A little extra exercise lifts you out of sleep poverty
According to a forgotten study from the last century, people can increase their daily amount of sleep if they exercise a little more.
Sleep poverty
As early as the early 1990s, researchers at Stanford University Medical School in the US reported that 1 in 3 Americans is getting poor or insufficient sleep. [Soc Sci Med. 1992 Jan;34(1):49-55.]
Study
The researchers got half of the subjects to exercise 4 times a week for 16 weeks. This meant that the subjects cycled or walked for 30-40 minutes at an intensity of 60-75 percent of their maximum heart rate. For the test subjects, this meant that they could no longer carry on a conversation.
The other half of the subjects did not exercise.
Results
The total number of minutes of sleep of the subjects in the experimental group increased by 42 minutes per day.
Conclusion
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