How Sleeping on a Pod Improved my Levels and Oura data

Quick facts: Charles Leclerc Age: 28 · Nationality: Monégasque · #16 Known for: Eight Sleep Athlete and Investor Meet the athlete who treats recovery as a pillar of performance.  Charles Leclerc performs at the highest level of his sport, where the difference between winning and losing is measured in milliseconds. Talent and training are essential, […]

UAE Team Emirates XRG described it this way: “21 stages. Every night on the Pod by Eight Sleep. Throughout this Giro, our team has been averaging 9 to 10 hours of sleep: cooler, deeper, and more consistent than ever experienced during a Grand Tour. In a three-week race, quality sleep becomes a decisive performance factor.” […]

Michael Russell has one sleep rule for Taylor Fritz. Not a guideline. A rule. Nine hours. And when Fritz plays a five-hour match in 100-degree heat, the number goes up from there. Russell is a former ATP professional himself. He knows what a tennis body goes through in a deep Grand Slam run, not from […]

Inside the recovery philosophy of Aryna Sabalenka’s coach Anton Dubrov spends 35 to 40 weeks a year on the road. He coaches the best women’s tennis player on the planet. And before a single ball is struck each day, he has already thought carefully about one thing: how well did she sleep.  “I always think […]

The coaches behind top tennis players agree: sleep is not a luxury. When a professional tennis player loses a match, the next conversation usually focuses on tactics, footwork, or serve percentage. The conversation rarely starts with the previous night But information like what time the athlete went to bed, whether the sleep environment was cool […]

Most endurance athletes obsess over their training load, nutrition, and gear. Sleep gets treated as whatever’s left over. For an IRONMAN athlete, that’s a costly mistake — not just because of how hard your body works on race day, but because of when race day ends. You might cross that finish line at 10pm. Midnight. […]

Quick Facts: Arturo Coello Age: 24  ·  Nationality: Spanish  ·  Ranking: World No. 1, Premier Padel Known for: Volley, one-handed backhand slap  ·  Eight Sleep athlete Youngest player ever to reach World No. 1 in professional padel At 24, Arturo Coello isn’t just the best padel player in the world — he’s redefining what peak […]

IRONMAN is the hardest one-day endurance event in the world. 2.4 miles of open water swimming. 112 miles of cycling. A full 26.2-mile marathon. Back to back, under a single clock, with a 17-hour cutoff. No relay. No shortcuts. Every athlete crosses the same finish line. Or doesn’t. Over 120,000 athletes will compete across the […]

Inside his pre-season routine, and why sleep is his secret weapon. Key fact: Charles Leclerc sleeps on an Eight Sleep Pod as a core part of his recovery routine. During his intense pre-season training blocks, Leclerc — who targets 10 to 11 hours of sleep per night — relies on the Eight Sleep Pod’s temperature […]

At the highest level of professional cycling, performance margins are measured in seconds. UAE Team Emirates XRG, one of the most successful teams in professional cycling, is partnering with Eight Sleep to integrate advanced sleep and recovery technology across training, racing, and recovery for the 2026 season. As competition intensifies and race calendars grow more […]

We have welcomed Charles Leclerc, the world-class racing driver known for his exceptional talent throughout his career, as an Athlete Ambassador and Investor. As an elite athlete, Leclerc is accustomed to taking on extreme pressure with his sport, on top of navigating a grueling year-round travel schedule. As he gears up for the 2025 season, […]

When we sat down with Guillermo Cagigas, a professional Padel player and Eight Sleep athlete, it became clear that for him, recovery isn’t just a part of training—it’s everything. Guille knows that in a sport where every split-second decision matters, sleep isn’t a luxury, it’s essential. With the Pod, he doesn’t leave anything to chance. […]