Sleep is often treated as downtime, a passive break between the real business of being awake. But a new study has revealed that sleep is active, essential biology, showing how the brain uses the night ...

Among all the aspects athletes and trainers neglect is getting the proper amount of sleep to boost the process of muscle recovery. But that’s the time when actual magic happens. Regardless of whatever ...

For men over 40, sleep becomes even more critical as the body’s natural recovery processes slow with age. When sleep is ...

Both the <7h and 7h groups completed 16 training sessions (three times a week for five weeks) using resistance bands. They had 48 hours rest between each session. These sessions included: Lateral ...

Hitting the gym every day and counting every calorie could be getting you the results you expect in the gym and on the scale, but if you are not getting enough sleep, you are not reaching your highest ...

Eating protein before bed may help with muscle growth, recovery, and metabolism (how your body processes calories). The quality, amount, and time of day you consume protein all affect how it works in ...

High-quality sleep is an essential part of any exercise routine or training program. It helps your muscles recover, reduces soreness, and prepares your body for the next workout. While stretching, ...

During sleep, the brain produces growth hormone to help build muscle and bone and reduce fat. UC Berkeley research in mice reveals the brain circuits that regulate growth hormone release, along with a ...

UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The ...