Sleeping well, recovering properly and maintaining healthy habits are key factors not only for health, but also for performance and the overall wellbeing of people.

The auditorium of the MD Anderson Cancer Center-Hospiten Foundation was the setting this Monday for the second edition of "Performance to Wellness", a meeting organized by the CB Canarias and Hospiten that brought together different sports and health professionals, with the aim of highlighting the importance of prevention, rest and recovery, with a direct connection to sports performance and overall wellbeing.

The event also served to strengthen Hospiten's position in the capital, where, in addition to the MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid-Hospiten hospital, a new Hospiten Madrid Boadilla hospital is scheduled to open in October 2026.
The event was attended by Dr. Txomin Navajas, clinical neurophysiologist at Hospiten; Marcelinho Huertas, La Laguna Tenerife player and Xisco Sanz, technical coordinator and physical trainer of the Aurinegro first team.

The event, presented by journalist Quique Peinado, was attended, among others, by Óscar Graefenhain, General Director of the Spanish Basketball Federation; Sergio Rodríguez, basketball sports director of Real Madrid; Sandra Alaejos, marketing manager of ACB; Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, mayor of La Laguna; Badel Albelo, councilman of Sports of Aguere; José Antonio Valbuena, senator for the Canary Islands; Marta Arocha, senator for Tenerife; Ramón Morales, senator for Gran Canaria; Pedro Luis Cobiella, vice-president and CEO of Hospiten; Aniano Cabrera, Eusebio Díaz, Nico Richotti, Carolina Tabares, Santiago Cacho, José Ángel Rodríguez, Stine Wollmann and Daniel Cañibano, representing the Aurinegro club, as well as sponsors of the Canarian club.

Pedro Luis Cobiella emphasized that "wellbeing is built when health knowledge and sport meet. This day is an example of how the collaboration with the Canarias Basketball Club allows us to transfer the values of high performance, such as prevention, care and recovery to people's daily lives".

One of the central moments of the day was the round table, with the participation of Dr. Txomin Navajas, a specialist in sleep neurophysiology; Marcelinho Huertas, and Xisco Sanz. The speakers addressed, in an open conversation, the fundamental role of the quality of sleep, which directly influences the prevention of injuries and the overall well-being of the athlete, both at professional and amateur level.

From a scientific perspective, Dr. Navajas pointed out that "neurophysiology shows that optimizing performance is not only about training more, but also about training better, respecting brain and neuromuscular recovery times. This conference is an opportunity to disseminate how sports science can be applied to injury prevention, performance improvement and quality of life".

The meeting ended with a clear message: rest is essential for good health and proper sports performance. This was followed by a networking session among the attendees.

Hospiten and CB Canarias, an alliance with a firm commitment to sports health.

The hospital group has been the club's official medical service for twelve seasons, a synergy that is renewed every season. It also strengthens its collaboration with the Santa Cruz ADEIN Tenerife wheelchair basketball team and the CB Canarias Foundation, providing a service for medical tests.

Both entities thus reaffirm their faithful commitment to promoting healthy lifestyle habits, prevention and active sports practice for all ages, placing integral wellbeing at the core of their close collaboration.

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