Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record
Introduction: Extreme levels of sleep deprivation, fragmentation and management, are major problems in many sportive disciplines, ultramarathons, polar or extreme altitude expeditions, and in space operations. Material and methods: Polysomnographic (PSG) data was continuously recorded (total sleep t...
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| author | Mirco Gindulis Nikolaus Netzer Martin Burtscher Hannes Gatterer Christian Schmidt Audry Morrison Thomas Küpper |
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| description | Introduction: Extreme levels of sleep deprivation, fragmentation and management, are major problems in many sportive disciplines, ultramarathons, polar or extreme altitude expeditions, and in space operations.
Material and methods: Polysomnographic (PSG) data was continuously recorded (total sleep time and sleep stage distribution) in a 34-year-old male whilst performing the new world record in long-term downhill skiing. He napped only during the short ski lift rides for 11 days and nights.
Results: After an initial period of complete sleep deprivation for 24 hours, total sleep time and the total times of non-REM and REM achieved during the lift rides returned to standard values on the second day. PSG data revealed an average sleep time per 24 hours of 6 hours and 6 minutes. During daylight sleep was rarely registered. The subject experienced only two minor falls without injury and immediately resumed skiing.
Conclusion: In a healthy, trained, elite male athlete, sleep fragmentation over 11 consecutive days did not significantly impair the sleep, motor or cognitive skills required to perform a continuous downhill skiing world record after an initial adaptation phase |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adb4f90642cb46ff9a0ec747e226aa2e2023-06-30T12:41:51ZengUniversity of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, PolandHealth Promotion & Physical Activity2544-91172021-12-01174182410.5604/01.3001.0015.6743183Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world recordMirco Gindulis0Nikolaus Netzer1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-3575Martin Burtscher2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5232-3632Hannes Gatterer3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5084-2930Christian Schmidt4Audry Morrison5Thomas Küpper6Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyHermann Buhl Institute for Hypoxia and Sleep Medicine Research, Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Sports Science, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Sports Science, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetics, Klinikum Landsberg am Lech, Landsberg, GermanyRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA MedCom), Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Occupational and Social Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA MedCom), Bern, SwitzerlandIntroduction: Extreme levels of sleep deprivation, fragmentation and management, are major problems in many sportive disciplines, ultramarathons, polar or extreme altitude expeditions, and in space operations. Material and methods: Polysomnographic (PSG) data was continuously recorded (total sleep time and sleep stage distribution) in a 34-year-old male whilst performing the new world record in long-term downhill skiing. He napped only during the short ski lift rides for 11 days and nights. Results: After an initial period of complete sleep deprivation for 24 hours, total sleep time and the total times of non-REM and REM achieved during the lift rides returned to standard values on the second day. PSG data revealed an average sleep time per 24 hours of 6 hours and 6 minutes. During daylight sleep was rarely registered. The subject experienced only two minor falls without injury and immediately resumed skiing. Conclusion: In a healthy, trained, elite male athlete, sleep fragmentation over 11 consecutive days did not significantly impair the sleep, motor or cognitive skills required to perform a continuous downhill skiing world record after an initial adaptation phasehttps://journals.anstar.edu.pl/index.php/hppa/article/view/183continuous exerciserecoveryresiliencesportsleep stagessleep deprivationsleep fragmentationexpeditions |
| spellingShingle | Mirco Gindulis Nikolaus Netzer Martin Burtscher Hannes Gatterer Christian Schmidt Audry Morrison Thomas Küpper Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record Health Promotion & Physical Activity continuous exercise recovery resilience sport sleep stages sleep deprivation sleep fragmentation expeditions |
| title | Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| title_full | Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| title_fullStr | Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| title_short | Extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time, and sleep stage distribution, during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| title_sort | extreme sleep fragmentation for 11 consecutive days and nights does not significantly alter total sleep time and sleep stage distribution during the continuous alpine downhill skiing world record |
| topic | continuous exercise recovery resilience sport sleep stages sleep deprivation sleep fragmentation expeditions |
| url | https://journals.anstar.edu.pl/index.php/hppa/article/view/183 |
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