overly sleepy during the day.56 In turn, getting enough sleep helps people be active and improves athletic performance by allowing the body to have sufficient time to rest and repair.57 Adolescents who sleep less than six hours have twice the injury rate of those who sleep eight or more.58 And finally, adults who are persistently physically inactive are more vulnerable to suffering from insomnia.59 Insomnia, which is a long-term condition and not a night or two of poor sleep in response to an emergency, is especially cruel because it often triggers a vicious cycle. If underlying chronic stress
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