Sleep Expert Dr Neil Stanley; The 8 hour myth and how you must factor in sleep as part of your training

This week we're excited to be talking to Dr Neil Stanley. Neil is a
bona fide sleep expert with 39 years of experience in the field.
And not just 39 years experience of sleeping, I have more than
that!!! Neil has worked in the neuroscience division of the RAF,
was director of sleep research at the university of surrey and is
one of the countries leading independent sleep experts having
written and peer reviewed numerous scientific papers on the
subject. Neil has also written the excellent book "How to sleep; an
antidote to the nonsense" which you can find on amazon, audible and
numerous stockists. We talked with Neil about the myth of 8 hours
and how your sleep need is as genetic and individual as your
height. We talked about how to create the best environment for
sleep and how night owls and morning larks approach it all so
differently. We chatted about how useful smart watches, oura rings,
whoop bands and apps are at tracking sleep (spoiler; not very!) and
we talked about some of the best ways to get to sleep if you've
exercised late and are feeling that sweet endorphin buzz that tends
to keep you away like a steaming cup of coffee!! You can find
Neil's webiste here - http://www.thesleepconsultancy.com/ He's also
on twitter as @drneilstanley Here is a link to his book on amazon -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Sleep-Well-Neil-Stanley/dp/0857087681/ref=sr_1_3?crid=34QCFTY6XYJSD&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+sleep+well+book&qid=1614285323&sprefix=how+to+sleep+w%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-3
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