ReviewAdvances in preventive medicine2017
Interrelationship between Sleep and Exercise: A Systematic Review.
Review in Advances in preventive medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 229 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
229 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of daytime napping on the athletic performance of team ball sports athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The best approaches and doses of exercise for improving sleep quality: a network meta-analysis and dose-response relationship study.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of timed exercise interventions on patient-reported outcome measures: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Person-directed burnout intervention for nurses: A systematic review of psychoeducational approaches.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of different physical activity interventions on women's sleep: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of physical exercise interventions on multidimensional health outcomes in patients with substance use disorders: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Optimal exercise dose and type for improving sleep quality: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Assessment of physical activity among adolescents: a guide to the literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Sleep Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: A Systematic Review.Western journal of nursing research · 2022Pooled it
- The Benefits of Physical Activity for People with Obesity, Independent of Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Sleep and spa therapies: What is the role of balneotherapy associated with exercise? A systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Determinants of natural adult sleep: An umbrella review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Self-reported poor quality of sleep in solid organ transplant: A systematic review.Transplantation reviews (Orlando, Fla.) · 2021Pooled it
- Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report.Sleep medicine reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on Cross-Cultural Comparative Studies of Sleep in Young Populations: The Roles of Cultural Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled 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
- Effects of a physical activity intervention on sleep among cancer survivors in a randomized controlled trial within the Cancer Prevention Study-3 cohort.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Trial
- Effect of aerobic and Pilates exercise on balance, gait, functional capacity, lower extremity strength, fear of falling, sleep quality, and quality of life in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Sleep duration and association with cardiometabolic health in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes: Results from the BCQR-T1D study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2024Trial
- Impact of traditional Chinese Baduanjin exercise on menstrual health among international female students studying in China: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
169 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Although a substantial body of literature has explored the relationship between sleep and exercise, comprehensive reviews and definitive conclusions about the impact of exercise interventions on sleep are lacking. Electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 2013 and March 2017. Studies were included if they possessed either objective or subjective measures of sleep and an exercise intervention that followed the guidelines recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine. Thirty-four studies met these inclusion criteria. Twenty-nine studies concluded that exercise improved sleep quality or duration; however, four found no difference and one reported a negative impact of exercise on sleep. Study results varied most significantly due to participants' age, health status, and the mode and intensity of exercise intervention. Mixed findings were reported for children, adolescents, and young adults. Interventions conducted with middle-aged and elderly adults reported more robust results. In these cases, exercise promoted increased sleep efficiency and duration regardless of the mode and intensity of activity, especially in populations suffering from disease. Our review suggests that sleep and exercise exert substantial positive effects on one another; however, to reach a true consensus, the mechanisms behind these observations must first be elucidated.
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