Sleep patterns, alertness, dietary intake, muscle soreness, fatigue, and mental stress recorded before, during and after Ramadan observance

O Boukhris, K Trabelsi, RJ Shephard, H Hsouna… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ramadan is one of the pillars of the Islamic creed. Its observance commonly causes chrono-
biological changes. The present study examined sleep and alertness during Ramadan …

Changes in sleep, mood and subjective and objective responses to physical performance during the daytime in Ramadan

J Waterhouse, H Alabed, B Edwards… - Biological Rhythm …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Twenty healthy young males were studied in Libya over a period one week before Ramadan
to one week after it. Control values were obtained from the weeks before and after …

Does observance of Ramadan affect sleep in athletes and physically active individuals? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Trabelsi, A Ammar, JM Glenn… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to provide an accurate
description of the effect of Ramadan observance on sleep duration, sleep quality, daily nap …

Short-term maximal performance, alertness, dietary intake, sleep pattern and mood states of physically active young men before, during and after Ramadan …

H Hsouna, R Abdessalem, O Boukhris, K Trabelsi… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To assess changes in short-term maximal performance, alertness, dietary intake,
sleep pattern and mood states of physically active young men before (BR), during and after …

Assessment of sleep patterns, daytime sleepiness, and chronotype during Ramadan in fasting and nonfasting individuals.

A BaHammam - Saudi medical journal, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective Sleep changes during Ramadan in nonfasting individuals have not been
assessed before. We aimed to assess the effect of the attending lifestyle changes during …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of Ramadan fasting on sleep patterns and daytime sleepiness: An objective assessment

AS BaHammam, AM Alaseem, AA Alzakri… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ramadan fasting and its associated lifestyle changes have been linked to
changes in sleep and daytime sleepiness. This study was designed to assess the effects of …

Physiological and chronobiological changes during Ramadan intermittent fasting

R Roky, I Houti, S Moussamih, S Qotbi… - Annals of nutrition and …, 2004 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Aims: During the month of Ramadan, Moslems refrain from
drinking and eating between sunrise and sunset. This review aimed to analyze the effects of …

Effect of Ramadan fasting on feelings, dietary intake, rating of perceived exertion and repeated high intensity short-term maximal performance

O Boukhris, H Hsouna, L Chtourou… - Chronobiology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was designed to investigate the effect of Ramadan fasting on feelings,
dietary intake, rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and repeated high-intensity short-term …

Total sleep time in Muslim football players is reduced during Ramadan: a pilot study on the standardized assessment of subjective sleep–wake patterns in athletes

CP Herrera - Journal of sports sciences, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Ramadan is a period in which Muslims fast during daylight hours and is associated with
disturbances in sleep–wake behaviour and adverse effects on physical and mental health in …

Longer nap duration during ramadan observance positively impacts 5-m shuttle run test performance performed in the afternoon

O Boukhris, DW Hill, A Ammar, K Trabelsi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is well-documented that changes in the rhythm of life during Ramadan affect sleep
schedules (ie, interruption of night sleep patterns) and are likely to have negative effects on …