ArticleJournal of sleep research2014
Exercise and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: evidence for a reciprocal relationship.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on older adults with sleep disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of physical activity programs on sleep outcomes in older adults: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
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- Impaired sleep, depressive symptoms, and pain as determinants of physical activity and exercise intervention adherence: an exploratory analysis of a randomized clinical trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Six nights of sleep extension increases regional cerebral oxygenation without modifying cognitive performance at rest or following acute aerobic exercise.Journal of sleep research · 2022Trial
- Effect of sleep on weight loss and adherence to diet and physical activity recommendations during an 18-month behavioral weight loss intervention.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Trial
- The Effect of Structured Exercise on Sleep During the Corresponding Night Among Older Women in an Exercise Program.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2019Trial
- Daily factors driving daily substance use and chronic pain among older adults with HIV: An exploratory study using ecological momentary assessment.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2019Trial
- Replacing sedentary time with sleep, light, or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: effects on self-regulation and executive functioning.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Sleep in Older Adults with Mild Sleep Impairment: a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Trial
- Association of leisure-time physical activity and sleep quality among healthcare workers in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Level and Sleep Quality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. A Cross-Sectional Study.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Protein Intake and Diet Quality Mediate the Relationship Between Sleep and Handgrip Strength in Adults in the HANDLS Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Daily sleep and physical activity from accelerometry in adults: Temporal associations and lag effects.Sleep health · 2025Article
- Gratitude and sleep disturbance in primary care patients: the mediating roles of health self-efficacy, health behaviors, and psychological distress.Frontiers in sleep · 2025Article
- Physical activity and sleep quality among Chinese college students: the serial mediating roles of anxiety and depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Role of leisure and sleep in promoting daily physical activity in adults with down syndrome.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Magnesium-L-threonate improves sleep quality and daytime functioning in adults with self-reported sleep problems: A randomized controlled trial.Sleep medicine: X · 2024Article
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Abstract
Exercise behaviour and sleep are both important health indicators that demonstrate significant decreases with age, and remain modifiable well into later life. The current investigation examined both the chronic and acute relationships between exercise behaviour and self-reported sleep in older adults through a secondary analysis of a clinical trial of a lifestyle intervention. Seventy-nine community-dwelling, initially sedentary, older adults (mean age = 63.58 years, SD = 8.66 years) completed daily home-based assessments of exercise behaviour and sleep using daily diary methodology. Assessments were collected weekly and continued for 18 consecutive weeks. Multilevel models revealed a small positive chronic (between-person mean-level) association between exercise and wake time after sleep onset, and a small positive acute (within-person, day-to-day) association between exercise and general sleep quality rating. The within-person exercise and general sleep quality rating relationship was found to be reciprocal (i.e. sleep quality also predicted subsequent exercise behaviour). As such, it appears exercise and sleep are dynamically related in older adults. Efforts to intervene on either sleep or exercise in late-life would be wise to take the other into account. Light exposure, temperature regulation and mood may be potential mechanisms of action through which exercise can impact sleep in older adults.
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