High-intensity exercise in the evening does not disrupt sleep in endurance runners.
Craig ThomasHelen JonesCraig Whitworth-TurnerJulien B LouisPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2019)
When performed in the early evening, high-intensity exercise does not disrupt and may even improve subsequent nocturnal sleep in endurance-trained runners, despite increased cardiac autonomic activity. Additionally, low-intensity exercise induced positive changes in sleep behaviour that are comparable to those obtained following high-intensity exercise.