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The impact of Ramadan observance upon athletic performance.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Food Provision at the Olympic Games in the New Millennium: A Meta-narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Specific Exercise Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review Including Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise Training in the Fasted State During the Month of Ramadan: Acutely Ergolytic but Possibly Chronically Ergogenic? A Narrative Review with Systematic Search and Methodological Quality Assessment.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- A Tripartite Framework of Conflict-Induced Stress, Acoustic Hypervigilance, and Ramadan Observance as Convergent Determinants of Circadian Decoherence in Athletes.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Review
- Effects of Neuromuscular Training Applied During Ramadan on Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in Highly-Trained Male Youth Soccer Players.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
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- The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on the Coping Strategies Used by Male Footballers Affiliated with the Tunisian First Professional League.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Aspetar clinical guidelines: Ramadan fasting and exercise for healthy individuals.La Tunisie medicale · 2023Article
- Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Physiological impacts on construction workers under extremely hot and humid weather.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Cultural differences in hydration practices among physically active individuals: a narrative review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2022Review
- Longer Nap Duration During Ramadan Observance Positively Impacts 5-m Shuttle Run Test Performance Performed in the Afternoon.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Popular Diets Applied by Endurance Athletes on Sports Performance: Beneficial or Detrimental? A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Ramadan Fasting During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Observance of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Criteria for Improving the Immune System.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Review
- Sleep Patterns, Alertness, Dietary Intake, Muscle Soreness, Fatigue, and Mental Stress Recorded before, during and after Ramadan Observance.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Recovery Following a Simulated Soccer Match in Professional Soccer Players: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Rapid weight loss in the context of Ramadan observance: recommendations for judokas.Biology of sport · 2016Review
- Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Inspiratory Muscle Function.Asian journal of sports medicine · 2016Article
- Ramadan fasting does not adversely affect neuromuscular performances and reaction times in trained karate athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2016Article
- Is Ramadan fasting related to health outcomes? A review on the related evidence.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2014Review
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Abstract
Ramadan observance requires a total abstention from food and drink from sunrise to sunset for a period of one month. Such intermittent fasting has only minor effects upon the overall nutrition and physiological responses of the general sedentary population. Larger meals are consumed at night and in the early morning. Body mass usually remains unchanged, the total energy intake remains roughly constant, and there is little alteration in the relative consumption of protein, fats and carbohydrates. However, Ramadan observance may be of greater consequence for the training and performance of the competitive athlete, particularly when the festival is celebrated in the hotter part of the year and daylight hours are long, as is the case for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. The normal sleeping time then tends to be shortened, and blood sugar and tissue hydration decrease progressively throughout the hours of daylight. Some limitation of anaerobic effort, endurance performance and muscle strength might be anticipated from the decrease in muscle glycogen and body fluid reserves, and a reduced blood glucose may cause a depressed mood state, an increased perception of effort, and poorer team work. This review considers empirical data on the extent of such changes, and their likely effect upon anaerobic, aerobic and muscular performance, suggesting potential nutritional and behavioral tactics for minimizing such effects in the Muslim competitor.
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