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- Title
Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Sleep and Physical Fitness among Young Female Handball Players.
- Authors
Guembri, Mohamed Alaeddine; Racil, Ghazi; Tounsi, Mohamed; Aouichaoui, Chirine; Russo, Luca; Migliaccio, Gian Mario; Trabelsi, Yassine; Souissi, Nizar; Padulo, Johnny
- Abstract
Objectives: This study examines the potential impact of Ramadan fasting on sleep patterns and physical fitness in under 14 (U14) and under 17 (U17) female handball players. Methods: For this study, sixty-five female handball players' (U14, n = 33 and U17, n = 32) sleep habits were assessed before (BR) and during the first (R1) and last weeks (R4) of Ramadan using: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Physical ability tests including balance and jumps were conducted throughout these periods.; Results: During Ramadan, both groups noted significant increases in PSQI and ISI scores during R1 (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively) and R4 (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively) compared to before Ramadan (BR). For the U14 group, a significant increase occurred in ESS scores during R1 (p < 0.01) and R4 (p < 0.05), whereas for the U17 group, this increase was limited over the R1 period (p < 0.05). In contrast, for all physical ability parameters, both groups showed no significant difference during R1 and R4; Conclusions: During adolescence, Ramadan fasting may alter sleep patterns in young female athletes but appears to have no effect on their performance in short-duration exercises.
- Subjects
SCALE analysis (Psychology); PEARSON correlation (Statistics); RAMADAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SEVERITY of illness index; PHYSICAL fitness; HANDBALL; ANALYSIS of variance; STATISTICS; SLEEP quality; ATHLETIC ability; ANTHROPOMETRY; DATA analysis software; FASTING; SLEEP hygiene; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Children, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 8, p954
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children11080954