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Question 1

Exercise and sleep: Kubitz et al.

Answer 1

• Effect size were small to moderate (o.2-0.5)
• Observed that effect size may be somewhat conservative since exercise and sleep studies usually examine people without sleeping issues
• In general exercise has the biggest impact on sleep when the exercise is longer in duration and the exercise is completed earlier in the day

Question 2

The effect of a meditative movement intervention on quality of sleep in the elderly:

Answer 2

• Sleep disorders are very common in older people which can have negative impacts on health
• Can use behaviour cognitive therapy as a treatment
• Use meditative movement interventions (MMIs)
  o Combine meditative focus with movement
  o Body movement and breathing/ calm state of mind
  o Has positive effect on health
• Purpose is to assess the effects of MMIon improving sleep quality and physical outcomes in older people with sleep disorders
• Found that experimental group had better sleep quality than control except studies with intervention less than 3 times a week