Effects of Ramadan fasting on 60 min of endurance running performance in moderately trained men

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Aziz, Abdul Rashid ^a   Wahid, Mohamed Faizul ^a   Png, Weileen ^a   Jesuvadian, Carolyn V ^a  

^a Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENDURANCE; FOOD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RUNNING; SLEEP; TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FASTING; FOOD; GLYCOGEN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LACTATES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUNNING; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953834376     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.070425     Document Type: Article

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