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#71. Sleep & Recovery with Shona Halson

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Today on the podcast Professor Shona Halson joins me for a chat.


Professor Halson is the Deputy Director at the SPRINT Research Centre (Australian Catholic University). Shona's area of expertise in research are sleep, recovery, overtraining, and travel/jetlag. Prior to working at ACU, Shona spent over 15-years at the AIS as the Head Recovery Physiologist and lead three Olympic campaigns with the Australian Olympic Committee.


On this episode we talk about:

* Sleep

* Different Stages of Sleep

* Ideal Nap Duration

* Sleeping Tips

* Best Recovery Methods


This was a fantastic episode and I just want to thank Shona again for joining me on the podcast!


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    Find out more about Shona Halson: https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-research-institutes/sprint-research-centre/our-people/dr-shona-halson

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