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Purpose:
To examine the subjective perception of daily acute fasting on sports performance, training, sleep and dietary patterns of Muslim athletes during the Ramadan month.
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Research Center, TUMS
Subjective Perception of Sports Performance, Training, Sleep and Dietary Patterns of Malaysian Junior Muslim Athletes during Ramadan Intermittent Fasting
Author(s):
Rabindarjeet Singh1,*, 
Ooi Cheong Hwa2, Jolly Roy2, Chai Wen Jin2, Siti Musyrifah Ismail2, Mohamad Faizal Lan2, Loo Lean Hiong2, Abdul-Rashid Aziz31Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
2National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3Singapore Sports Institute, Singapore Sports Council, Singapore 397799, Singapore
Published online:Aug 31, 2011
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 08, 2011
Accepted:Aug 04, 2011
How to Cite:Rabindarjeet SinghOoi Cheong HwaJolly RoyChai Wen JinSiti Musyrifah IsmailMohamad Faizal LanLoo Lean HiongAbdul-Rashid Azizet al.Subjective Perception of Sports Performance, Training, Sleep and Dietary Patterns of Malaysian Junior Muslim Athletes during Ramadan Intermittent Fasting.Asian J Sports Med.2(3):34750.https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34750.
Abstract
Methods:
Seven hundred and thirty-four (411 male and 323 female) Malaysian Junior-level Muslim athletes (mean age 16.3 2.6 y) participated in the survey which was designed to establish the personal perception of their sport performance, sleep pattern, food and fluid intake during Ramadan fasting. The survey was conducted during and immediately after the month of Ramadan in 2009.
Results:
Twenty-four percent of the athletes perceived that there was an adverse effect of the Ramadan fast on their sporting performance and 29.3% reported that quality of training during Ramadan was also negatively influenced. Majority (48.2%) of the athletes stated that Ramadan fasting did not affect their normal sleep pattern but 66.6% of them complained of sleepiness during the daytime. Half of the athletes (41.4%) maintained the caloric intake during Ramadan as they normally would with the majority of them (76.2%) reporting that they consumed more fluids during Ramadan.
Conclusions:
Overall, Malaysian Junior-level Muslim athletes showed diverse views in their perception of changes in their training, sleep and dietary patterns during Ramadan fast. These individual differences probably indicate differences in the athletes adaptability and coping strategies during fasting and training in Ramadan.
Copyright
© 2011, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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