Optimize Your Sleep Fitness: An Evidence-Based Approach to Getting the Rest You Need

By Louisa Nicola

In Optimize Your Sleep Fitness, an audio course from Scribd Coach, neurophysiologist and elite brain coach Louisa Nicola sets out to help you achieve your best sleep yet and optimize your daily performance.

In addition to providing insightful tips for better sleep, including how to get higher quality rest using cutting-edge technology and chronotypes, Nicola discusses the causes and impact of sleep deprivation and shares practical exercises to help you put your newfound knowledge into practice. 

Whether you struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or just want to get the best sleep possible, Optimize Your Sleep Fitness will equip you with the tools and techniques you need to optimize your sleep fitness and achieve your goals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Jul 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781094446400

Louisa Nicola

Louisa Nicola is a neurophysiologist currently based in New York, and a brain coach to elite athletes, CEOs, and investors. Nicola is also the author of the Neuro Athletics newsletter, distributed weekly to 40k high performers. To learn more about Nicola and her work, check out her newsletter at neuroathletics.substack.com, or listen to her Neuro Experience podcast.

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Optimize Your Sleep Fitness

OPTIMIZE YOUR SLEEP FITNESS

An Evidence-Based Approach to Getting the Rest You Need

LOUISA NICOLA

SCRIBD COACH

Contents

About Scribd Coach

Introduction

The Causes and Impact of Sleep Deprivation

Optimize Your Daily Performance Using Chronotypes and Technology

Tips for Getting a Better Sleep

Conclusion

About the Author

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ISBN: 9781094446400

First e-book edition: July 2023

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Introduction

Hello, and welcome to Optimize Your Sleep Fitness, a course from Scribd Coach. My name is Louisa Nicola, and in this course, we'll discuss the national sleep deprivation emergency. Yes, I said emergency, and once we go over the statistics, you'll understand why this issue is of great importance.

Many of us don't understand the benefits of a good night's sleep. In fact, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the recommendations health officials made to help individuals and families protect themselves from infection was to get more sleep. That's right, along with washing your hands regularly and maintaining a distance of 6 feet from others, more sleep was another preventative lifestyle modification.

Sleep is such a vital part of our routine that I believe our primary physician should be performing a full sleep analysis on us as part of our annual check-up. I'm so obsessed with sleep that I believe it should be taught as a subject in schools. But, until that happens, I'm here to share what I've learned with you.

I've seen first-hand how the power of restorative sleep affects overall health and longevity. As a neuroscientist specializing in the link between science and medicine, I'm able to combine my love of neurology and athleticism. I started a company called Neuro Athletics, where I consult with athletes and help them enhance their performance.

I've observed the positive effects getting more sleep has had on athletes, and still, most amateur and professional coaches don't incorporate sleep as part of an athletic protocol. For basketball players, the additional sleep improved their shooting accuracy, free throw percentages increased by 9%, and three-point field goal percentages increased by 9.2%. That was all with just an extra ten hours of sleep per week.

Now, just imagine what that could mean for you. As I said before, we currently have a sleep