I don't buy it.
Exercise increases cortisol, cortisol increases wakefulness. Cortisol is, in fact, the very hormone that makes you wake up in the morning.
Exercise increases cortisol, cortisol increases wakefulness. Cortisol is, in fact, the very hormone that makes you wake up in the morning.
I do agree that exercise increases your quality of sleep. I've found that it improves my sleep so much that I don't need nearly as much of it. But that's a separate question from whether it delays the start of sleep.