90: Use Elite Level Sleep Science To Instantly Improve Your Sport Performance

In episode 90, the Director of Athlete Sleep Services at the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, Jonathan Charest, joins us on the show.

Specifically, Jonathan will be discussing:

• How much sleep you really need
• How to improve your sleep hours and quality
• Physiology underpinning sleep and performance

“Jonathan Charest is the Director of Athlete Sleep Services and a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human performance. He works to develop and optimize sleep for athletes (regional to international level). He focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes.

In addition to his bachelor’s in psychology (Sherbrooke University), Jonathan is currently completing his Ph.D. in psychology (Laval University). He possesses expertise in behavioral sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders as well as the specific reality of the athletic population.

Jonathan has been an invited public speaker for sleep at International Conferences. As an ex-athlete, Jonathan believes in the importance of sleep, recovery, and regeneration in the performance environment and alongside Dr. Samuels and the entire team at CSHP, brings a strong commitment to athletes, coaches, and teams to deliver education, screening tools, and research-based strategies to establish healthy sleep hygiene for athletes throughout their career, and for a lifetime.”

Twitter: @Jocharest1
Instagram: @jo_charest

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