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Exercise for Sleep Quality and Weight Loss
Quality and quantity of sleep is a major public health issues and affects countless individuals. Lack of sleep has been shown to increase risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure or stroke (1). CSE, in partnership with Belun® Technology, have designed this 8-week exercise intervention that not only aims to increase your physical activity, fitness levels and help control weight, but also to help improving sleep quality.
Programme details
Before the 8-week program, you will wear the Belun® Ring whilst sleeping at home to establish a series of baseline sleep measurements. You will know exactly how your sleep went and thus more able to identify potential problems with Belun® Sleep Specialists, to then create an individualized sleep solution plan that suits your specific needs.
After also completing the gold-standard DXA body composition scan, you will then engage in an 8-week training intervention with CSE Exercise Specialists. Training will be conducted using various monitoring system to ensure effective workout. You will also wear the Belun® Ring for several days each week throughout the period to closely monitor sleep quality. A post-training assessment will be conducted to conclude effectiveness of the training intervention.
(1) Liu Y, Wheaton AG, Chapman DP, and Croft JB. Sleep Duration and Chronic Diseases among US Adults Age 45 Years and Older: Evidence From the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Sleep 2013; 36(10): 1421–1427.
Join our Programme
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Training:
Aug 10 – Sep 30 (8-week)
Every Tue and Thu
1 – 2 pm
Active Health Clinic, HKU B-Active
Sleep Quality – Belun® Ring by Belun® Technology -
Body Composition – DXA Full Body Scan
Concurrent Aerobic + Resistance training regime
Course Fee*
HKU Staff/Student: $ 2,225
Others: $ 2,440
*A Polar H10 Heart Rate monitor (value $780) is included