How did you sleep last night?

Today the Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, Dr. Amy Bender, joins me to discuss how to get a quality sleep - especially for athletes. She's also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at University of Calgary, has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes, a former basketball collegiate player and triathlete so I'm sure we're going to have a lot of fun.

We start talking about the two famous football players who sleep a lot including the man who is now one of my hometown's most iconic figures and Dr. Amy tells me why quality of sleep is more important than the duration for athletes.

I also ask her about my own sleep problems like when I get really tired but don't feel sleepy at all. If you feel the same, hear out Dr. Amy's insights about the factors that affect difficulty in sleeping and see if you do such things.

We also dive down the rabbit hole of caffeine: should you, shouldn't you and does it make sense for sports. She shares with me some study about the effects of caffeine on athletes' sleep and her personal experience in taking it.

Lastly, we talk about banking sleep, circadian rhythm, and how useful naps are.

If you are someone who needs to improve sleep and learn more about it, just hit the play button to get started!

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