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Jet lag in athletes.

Aaron Lee¹, Juan Carlos Galvez

¹Vanguard MacNeal Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship, Berwyn, Illinois.

|September 28, 2012

Summary

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Jet lag negatively impacts athletes

Keywords:

athletes circadian rhythms fatigue jet lag travel

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Sleep Medicine

Background:

Transmeridian travel causes jet lag and fatigue in athletes.
Jet lag can negatively impact athletic performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the effects of jet lag on athletes.
To identify strategies for mitigating jet lag in athletes.

Main Methods:

Descriptive review of 89 sources.
Medline search conducted from 1990 to present for jet lag and 1983-2012 for jet lag and athletes.

Main Results:

Behavioral strategies (strategic sleeping, timed bright light exposure) are recommended over pharmacological ones.
Melatonin use is encouraged.
Pharmacological aids may be used individually.

Conclusions:

Jet lag significantly affects athletes' mood and cognition.
Individual and team performance measures are adversely impacted by jet lag.