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- Title
The Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Physical Performances, Mood State and Perceived Exertion in Young Footballers.
- Authors
Chtourou, Hamdi; Hammouda, Omar; Souissi, Hichem; Chamari, Karim; Chaouachi, Anis; Souissi, Nizar
- Abstract
The article presents a study which aims at analyzing the effect of fasting during Ramadan on the sports performance, exertion, and mood of young football players. It explains the methodology of the study in which the performance of 20 junior male soccer players was analyzed during the month of Ramadan in the Yo-Yo and the repeated sprints ability (RSA), and Wingate tests. It shows alteration in the players' performance due to Ramadan fasting.
- Subjects
AFFECT (Psychology); ANALYSIS of variance; ATHLETIC ability; BODY weight; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE tests; FASTING; FISHER exact test; HOLIDAYS; ISLAM; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH funding; SCALES (Weighing instruments); SOCCER; STATURE; ERGOMETRY; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011, Vol 2, Issue 3, p177
- ISSN
2008-000X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5812/asjsm.34757