O treinamento aeróbio melhora o sono de estudantes universitários?

Thulio Nilson do Nascimento Pereira; Maria do Socorro Brasileiro-Santos; Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de Lima

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v17n4.8667

Authors

Thulio Nilson do Nascimento Pereira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Maria do Socorro Brasileiro-Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de Lima Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v17n4.8667

Keywords:

Sleep, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence, Aerobic Exercise, Students.

Abstract

Introduction: Sleep is an essential and complex physiological state. Sleep quality can be improved through regular exercise practice. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of moderate aerobic training on sleep quality (SQ) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in college students. Methods: 16 volunteers, divided in 2 groups: control group (CG; n = 8), no intervention, and training group (TG; n = 8) that performed 8 weeks of moderate aerobic training. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was used to evaluate SQ and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) was used to assess EDS. Results: TG showed lower PSQI scores compared to the CG. In addition, TG improved SQ, but there was no change in CG. Regarding EDS, in intragroup comparison, there was no change in both groups. Conclusion: According to the results, aerobic training of moderate intensity improves SQ, but does not seem to affect EDS.