Publications by authors named "Benita Lalor"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, incidence rate, and impact of injuries and illnesses among Australian Olympic and State Sailing Pathway athletes over a 12-month period of training and competition.
- A total of 92 athletes were monitored, revealing that 57.6% experienced injuries, primarily shoulder-related, with 14.3% leading to time loss, while 29.3% experienced illnesses, mainly respiratory infections.
- Females reported significantly more illnesses than males (3.6 times), though injury rates were similar across genders; these findings can guide future health strategies for athletes and suggest further research on performance impacts due to non-time-loss health issues.
Background: Many elite athletes have suboptimal sleep duration and efficiency, potentially due to factors that may impact sleep onset and offset times. Variability in sleep onset and offset may negatively influence sleep. The sleep regularity index (SRI) is a novel metric for sleep regularity, however there are no published descriptions of SRI in elite athletes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the impact of the quality and quantity of sleep during an international flight on subsequent objective sleep characteristics, training and match-day load, self-reported well-being, and perceptions of jet lag of elite female cricketers during an International Cricket Council Women's T20 World Cup.
Methods: In-flight and tournament objective sleep characteristics of 11 elite female cricketers were assessed using activity monitors. Seated in business class, players traveled west from Melbourne, Australia, to Chennai, India.
Purpose: To assess relationships between objective sleep characteristics, external training loads, and subjective ratings of well-being in elite Australian football (AF) players.
Methods: A total of 38 elite male AF players recorded objective sleep characteristics over a 15-day period using an activity monitor. External load was assessed during main field sessions, and ratings of well-being were provided each morning.
It is the position of Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA) that exercise in hot and/or humid environments, or with significant clothing and/or equipment that prevents body heat loss (i.e., exertional heat stress), provides significant challenges to an athlete's nutritional status, health, and performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNo Compromise of Competition Sleep Compared With Habitual Sleep in Elite Australian Footballers.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform
January 2018
Purpose: To assess the impact of match-start time and days relative to match compared with the habitual sleep characteristics of elite Australian Football (AF) players.
Methods: 45 elite male AF players were assessed during the preseason (habitual) and across 4 home matches during the season. Players wore an activity monitor the night before (-1), night of (0), 1 night after (+1), and 2 nights (+2) after each match and completed a self-reported rating of sleep quality.