Recovery
How much sleep do adults need?
The short answer
The AASM and the Sleep Research Society advise adults to regularly sleep at least seven hours a night for good health.
In practice
Include sleep in your weekly planning, just like your training sessions. For example, note your sleep times for a week to see how much room you actually make for it.
The nuance
The consensus focuses on healthy adults aged 18–60. It is not a study that sets the ideal number of hours for every athlete or an exact effect on muscle growth. Some people need more sleep.
