Exploring associations between sleep duration and performance as well as heart rate variability in elite esports athletes.

ABSTRACT: Sleep is essential for overall well-being, influencing physical, psychological, and mental health. While research shows that increasing sleep enhances athletic performance, data on the relationship between performance, sleep, and stress response in esports athletes remains limited. Our study aims to explore sleep counseling and its associations on neurocognitive function, gaming performance, and heart rate variability in esports. We enrolled competitive Valorant esports athletes. Participants maintained their regular sleep schedule for four to six weeks, followed by an attempted four-week sleep extension phase. Health data were collected via a wearable device. We evaluated individual performance through neurocognitive tests and by analyzing participants' weekly match statistics. The study

SUBMITTER: Hoang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460822 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature