Season 10 Episode 3 w Dr Michael Grandner on sleep and sport

In this episode, I chat with Dr Michael Grandner regarding his book, “Sleep and Sport – Physical performance, mental performance, injury prevention and competitive advantage for athletes, coaches and trainers.” 

Dr. Grandner is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, Director of the Behavioural Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Centre in Tucson, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UA College of Medicine. 

Michael is a regular on the podcast, and his research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviours are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity.  

Michael has published over 200 articles and chapters on issues relating to sleep and health and his work has been cited over 9000 times. 

In this episode, Michael and I discuss: 

• The idea behind writing a book on sleep and sport. 

• Sleep in the sport industry. 

• How to herd cats? 

• How the book is structured and how it suits a wide range of audiences. 

• The highs and lows of writing a book or chapter and how do you handpick the right authors? 

• Sport, sleep and teenagers. 

• Sleep and Mental Health. 

• How to pack for Singapore? 

Useful Links: 

• Website – michaelgrander.com 

• Book - Dr. Michael Grandner 

• University of Arizona - Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM | The Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona Health Sciences 

• Sleep & Health Research Program 

• Google Scholar - ‪Michael Grandner‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

• Research Gate - Michael GRANDNER | Assistant Professor | PhD MTR | University of Arizona, Tucson | UA | Department of Psychiatry | Research profile 

• Email - grandner@email.arizona.edu