ArticlePhysiological reports2025
Timing-based strategies to minimize the impact of long-haul travel on sleep: A pilot study in elite athletes traveling for competition.
Article in Physiological reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Do Long-Haul Travel and Jet Lag Affect Athletes' Physiological, Humoral and Performance Outcomes? A Systematic Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Case Report: Jet lag and travel fatigue effects on performance in a world-class paralympic shot-putter after eastward long-haul transmeridian travel.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Timing-based strategies to minimize the impact of long-haul travel on sleep: A pilot study in elite athletes traveling for competition.Physiological reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Long-haul travel poses significant challenges to sleep in elite athletes, yet evidence-based interventions tested in competitive settings remain scarce. This study investigated the effects of timing-based interventions on sleep in 10 national-level Canadian speed skaters prior to a World Cup competition in Beijing (13 time zones crossed). Athletes followed a tailored sleep schedule upon arrival and for the days preceding the competition. Total sleep time in Beijing was not different from Canada (p = 0.254) or pre-season (p = 0.999) and was lower the night before travel (p < 0.001) due to the early flight to Beijing. When comparing data with a similar dataset presenting no intervention, bedtime was successfully delayed and resulted in later wake-up time and longer total sleep time. Total sleep time increased by ~10 min/night, suggesting adjustments in sleep-wake rhythm during the first days upon arrival were still present. Race performance was unaffected by travel, with no time effect on overall rank (p = 0.74). These preliminary findings suggest that individualized timing-based strategies might support sleep regulation and circadian re-synchronization in elite athletes following long-haul travel. Further studies are warranted to confirm these results in larger samples and explore the effectiveness of customized timing-based intervention on different time changes and on performance.
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