Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

LIVE: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)
Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 5/2019

01-10-2019

Daily Associations Between Sleep and Physical Activity

Authors: Michael P. Mead, Kelly Baron, Morgan Sorby, Leah A. Irish

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 5/2019

Login to get access

Abstract

Background

Research has demonstrated a correlational relationship between sleep and physical activity, though this work has been largely cross sectional and fails to demonstrate temporal relationships. The purpose of this study was to test the daily, bidirectional relationships between sleep and physical activity, and whether this varied between weekdays and weekend days.

Method

Fifty-four healthy, young adults wore a Fitbit Flex to measure sleep and physical activity during a 6-day study period.

Results

Mixed linear models revealed that physical activity did not predict subsequent night’s sleep. However, on nights when participants had longer than their own average total sleep time, and greater than their own average wake after sleep onset, this predicted less physical activity the following day.

Conclusion

Results suggest that, in healthy young adults, physical activity may not promote healthier subsequent sleep, but sleep duration and continuity influence physical activity in their own way. Young adults may respond differently to health promotion efforts, and a greater understanding of these temporal associations can enhance the efficacy of these efforts.
Literature
1.
Blair SN, Brodney S. Effects of physical inactivity and obesity on morbidity and mortality: current evidence and research issues. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999;31:646–62.CrossRef
2.
Cappuccio FP, D’Elia L, Strazzullo P, Miller MA. Sleep duration and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Sleep. 2010;33:585–92.CrossRef
3.
Kline CE. The bidirectional relationship between exercise and sleep: implications for exercise adherence and sleep improvement. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2014;8:375–9.CrossRef
4.
Chennaoui M, Arnal PJ, Sauvet F, Léger D. Sleep and exercise: a reciprocal issue? Sleep Med Rev. 2015;20:59–72.CrossRef
5.
Lang C, Kalak N, Brand S, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Pühse U, Gerber M. The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev. 2016;28:32–45.CrossRef
6.
Youngstedt SD, Kline CE. Epidemiology of exercise and sleep. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 2006;4:215–21.CrossRef
7.
Kline CE, Irish LA, Krafty RT, Sternfeld B, Kravitz HM, Buysse DJ, et al. Consistently high sports/exercise activity is associated with better sleep quality, continuity and depth in midlife women: the SWAN sleep study. Sleep. 2013;36:1279–88.CrossRef
8.
Irish LA, Kline CE, Gunn HE, Buysse DJ, Hall MH. The role of sleep hygiene in promoting public health: a review of empirical evidence. Sleep Med Rev. 2015;22:23–36.CrossRef
9.
Yang PY, Ho KH, Chen HC, Chien MY. Exercise training improves sleep quality in middle- aged and older adults with sleep problems: a systematic review. J Physiother. 2012;58:157–63.CrossRef
10.
Kredlow MA, Capozzoli MC, Hearon BA, Calkins AW, Otto MW. The effects of physical activity on sleep: a meta-analytic review. J Behav Med. 2015;38:427–49.CrossRef
11.
Irish LA, Kline CE, Rothenberger SD, et al. A 24-hour approach to the study of health behaviors: temporal relationships between waking health behaviors and sleep. Ann Behav Med. 2013;47:189–97.CrossRef
12.
Lambiase MJ, Gabriel KP, Kuller LH, Matthews KA. Temporal relationships between physical activity and sleep in older women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013;45:1–14.CrossRef
13.
Dzierzewski JM, Buman MP, Giacobbi PR, et al. Exercise and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: evidence for a reciprocal relationship. J Sleep Res. 2014;23:61–8.CrossRef
14.
Tang NK, Sanborn AN. Better quality sleep promotes daytime physical activity in patients with chronic pain? A multilevel analysis of the within-person relationship. PLoS One. 2014;9:1–9.
15.
Baron KG, Reid KJ, Zee PC. Exercise to improve sleep in insomnia: exploration of the bidirectional effects. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013;9:819–24.CrossRef
16.
Mitchell JA, Godbole S, Moran K, et al. No evidence of reciprocal associations between daily sleep and physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;48:1950–6.CrossRef
17.
Wittmann M, Dinich J, Merrow M, Roenneberg T. Social jetlag: misalignment of biological and social time. Chronobiol Int. 2006;23:497–509.CrossRef
18.
Dickinson DL, Cazier J, Cech T. A practical validation study of a commercial accelerometer using good and poor sleepers. Health Psychol Open. 2016;3:1–10.CrossRef
19.
Mantua J, Gravel N, Spencer R. Reliability of sleep measures from four personal health monitoring devices compared to research-based actigraphy and polysomnography. Sensors. 2016;16(5):646.CrossRef
20.
Diaz KM, Krupka DJ, Chang MJ, Peacock J, Ma Y, Goldsmith J, et al. Fitbit®: an accurate and reliable device for wireless physical activity tracking. Int J Cardiol. 2015;185:138–40.CrossRef
21.
Sushames A, Edwards A, Thompson F, McDermott R, Gebel K. Validity and reliability of Fitbit Flex for step count, moderate to vigorous physical activity and activity energy expenditure. PLoS One. 2016;11(9):1–14.CrossRef
22.
Newsom J, Jones RN, Hofer SM. Longitudinal data analysis: a practical guide for researchers in aging, health, and social sciences. New York, NY: Routledge; 2013.CrossRef
23.
Youngstedt SD, O’connor PJ, Dishman RK. The effects of acute exercise on sleep: a quantitative synthesis. Sleep. 1997;20:203–14.CrossRef
24.
Johnson SS, Paiva AL, Cummins CO, Johnson JL, Dyment SJ, Wright JA, et al. Transtheoretical model-based multiple behavior intervention for weight management: effectiveness on a population basis. Prev Med. 2008;46(3):238–46.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Daily Associations Between Sleep and Physical Activity
Authors
Michael P. Mead
Kelly Baron
Morgan Sorby
Leah A. Irish
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-019-09810-6

Other articles of this Issue 5/2019

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 5/2019 Go to the issue

OriginalPaper

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Cocaine Use, and HIV Persistence

OriginalPaper

The Role of Cohabitating Partner and Relationship Characteristics on Physical Activity among Individuals with Osteoarthritis

OriginalPaper

“Finding my own motivation” — A Mixed Methods Study of Exercise and Behaviour Change Support During Oncological Treatment

OriginalPaper

Illness Cognitions Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have a Parent with Cancer: a Qualitative Exploration Using the Common-Sense Model of Self-regulation as a Framework

OriginalPaper

Survive or Thrive? Longitudinal Relation Between Chronic Pain and Well-Being

Integrative Review

Statistical Guideline #2: Report Appropriate Reliability for your Sample, Measure, and Design