Sleep quality and pain after different types of acute aerobic exercise
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-0037.2025v27e93696Keywords:
Physical Exercise, Sleep, Sleep Quality, RunningAbstract
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of single continuous running and interval running on the sleep profile of healthy young males. Twelve university students, young and healthy, were recruited. Initially, they underwent an anthropometric assessment and answered a battery of questionnaires to trace the psychobiological profile (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Mini-sleep questionnaire, STAI-trait, Insomnia Severity Index, and IPAQ). After an initial evaluation, the volunteers were submitted to three situations: Basal (without exercise), Continuous Running (30 minutes, 12-14 on the Borg Scale), and Interval Running (6 bouts of 2.5 min x 2.5 min, 15-17 on the Borg Scale). In the three conditions, they answered four questionnaires the following day upon waking up: Sleep diary, STAI-state, Visual Analogue Pain Scale, and Total Recovery Quality Scale. When analyzing the Total Recovery Quality Scale in both runs, significant results indicated that the volunteers did not feel completely recovered. However, only after the continuous run was significant results observed for pain level, sensation upon waking, and the sleep diary. In this study, the theory of body restoration was confirmed since after performing the most intense exercise; the volunteers had a more restful sleep than after the continuous running. Thus, it is concluded that high-intensity interval exercise can be used in training to improve sleep quality.
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