Exercise Improves Blood Vessel Dysfunction Caused by Lack of Sleep

Article title: Regular aerobic exercise counteracts endothelial vasomotor dysfunction associated with insufficient sleep

Authors: Kelly A. Stockelman, Anthony R. Bain, Caitlin A. Dow, Kyle J. Diehl, Jared J. Greiner, Brian L. Stauffer, Christopher A. DeSouza

From the authors: “Regular aerobic exercise training can mitigate insufficient sleep-related endothelial vasomotor dysfunction and, in turn, potentially reduce the cardiovascular risk associated with habitual insufficient nightly sleep.”

This study is highlighted as one of March’s “best of the best” as part of the American Physiological Society’s APSselect program.