Many of the athletes I work with understand how to prepare their mind and body for sport and performance. However, I often find that we ALSO need to help our mind and body prepare for rest and sleep. Rest is often not prioritized in our society and sport culture. We live in a society that emphasizes the “Go Go Go”, more is better, and if you aren’t doing something you aren’t being productive enough. This isn’t always conducive to good quality sleep and non-sleep rest. We need to help athletes understand that sleep and non-sleep rest are a biological imperative for our overall health and well-being. Overall health and well-being are a precursor to athletic performance. When we DON’T get consistent adequate sleep and non-sleep rest, this can impact our mind and body in profound ways.

How does sleep/non sleep rest help an athlete?

• Restores our mind- body resources that we use and expend throughout the day
• Helps us consolidate learning...