Hi there it's Matt here and let's dive straight into our new topic of excitement which is

exercise and sleep. I'm sure you've all had that feeling that sort of that

fatigue that delicious sleepiness that happens after a day of absolutely epic physical exertion

and it's one of those were as you're tumbling into bed you just know it will be the sleep to end all sleeps.

And it is born of that wonderful sort of sweet fatigue that you've built up. Your body is spent, your mind is calm, nothing

left to do but to give way to slumber of the very deepest and most refreshing kind.

Wait just a second with all of that flowery vernacular Matthew. Is that all just romantic

BS or does science actually back up that suggestion.

Well, I think it was with stout affirmation, it was Mark Twain, I'm fairly sure of it,

who said, I've never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting and I never intend to take any.

Twain was correct about many a thing, but perhaps not this one. He should have revised his thinking. Because based on the evidence regarding the impact of exercise on sleep in terms of its

positive benefit, I think he would have been sleeping even better.

Because dialed incorrectly, sleep and exercise can be this incredible virtuous cycle.

It's a positive reinforcement where exercise during the day will fuel better sleep at night and then as it turns out sleep at night will boost and enhance your performance in terms of physical

activity the following day.

Now this new multi-part series focusing on exercise and sleep is going to focus on just one of those

halves. We're going to ask the question, does exercise improve your sleep?

And then in another series at some point down the line if you enjoy this one

I'll reverse the question and ask how does sleep and different types of sleep impact your athletic

performance and the myriad of things that go into good athletic

performance the following day.

But let's come back to our question,

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