Conducting an acute intense interval exercise session during the ramadan fasting month: What is the optimal time of the day?

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1139-1150

  Aziz, Abdul Rashid ^a   Chia, Michael Yong Hwa ^b   Low, Chee Yong ^c   Slater, Gary John ^d   Png, Weileen ^e   Teh, Kong Chuan ^f  

^a Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Performance Enhancement Institute   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e Singapore Sports Institute   (Singapore)

^f KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Circadian rhythm; Exercise; Ramadan fasting; Time of day; Time to exhaustion; Wingate test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FASTING; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866291689     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.708375     Document Type: Article

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