Are elite track and field athletes on track? The impact of COVID-19 outbreak on sleep behavior and training characteristics

• Main Authors: Jacopo Vitale (Author), Stefano Borghi (Author), Roberto Codella (Author), Michele Lastella (Author), Mathieu Nedelec (Author), Giuseppe Banfi (Author), Antonio La Torre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Covid-19 outbreak forced many governments to enter a nationwide lockdown. The aim of this study was to evaluate, by means of a survey, changes in sleep parameters and physical activity characteristics of elite track and field athletes in three periods: before the lockdown (T0), during the lockdo...