How to optimize your Z's

Helloooooo Cheeky friends!We had a lot to get through on today's show...and we were once again lucky enough to have sleep expert Dr Olivia Knowles on the show to chat through how to optimize your sleep pre race, sleep banking, how running impacts your sleep, napping, bedtime routines, caffeine, and how a few small changes can make a massive difference over time. Liv did her Bachelor and Honours of Exercise and Sport Science before going on to do her PhD. Her research in her doctorate explores the impact of inadequate sleep on strength training and muscle health in females. You can find out more about her business Sleep Ed here.We then assess each other's efforts on the challenges we set last week and finally finish with a little announcement from Anna. Sponsor shoutout: Kic has now added Marathon to their KICRUN training program repertoire for people wanting to build confidence and consistency in their running. You can use the code CHEEKYRUN for one month free. Thank-you to Kic for making this episode of Cheeky possible.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.