TY - JOUR ID - 2578 TI - The Optimal Time of Day for Training during Ramadan: A Review Study JO - Journal of Nutrition,Fasting and Health JA - JNFH LA - en SN - AU - Chtourou, Hamdi AU - Hammouda, Omar AU - Aloui, Asma AU - Souissi, Nizar AU - Chaouachi, Anis AD - Research Laboratory ''Sports performance optimization'' National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia. AD - High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Sfax, Sfax University, Tunisia. AD - High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Gafsa, Gafsa University, Tunisia. AD - High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Ksar-Saïd, Manouba University, Tunisia. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 52 KW - Fast KW - Islam KW - Time-of-day KW - Training KW - Sports DO - 10.22038/jfh.2014.2578 N2 - Literature concerning the effects of Ramadan fasting on sports performance presents conflicting results. In this context, some studies reported a significant impairment of sports performance during the month of Ramadan. However, other studies suggested that Ramadan fasting has no significant effect on physical performance.  The discrepancies between the studies could be explained by time-of-day variations in testing. In this regard, recent studies reported that Ramadan negatively affects the afternoon sports performance; however, the morning and the evening (after breaking the fast) performances were not affected by fasting. This suggests that the optimal time of day for training during Ramadan is the morning or the evening. Therefore, coaches should schedule the training sessions in the morning or evening during the month of Ramadan. However, further studies should investigate the effect of training at a specific time of day on sports performance during Ramadan. UR - https://jnfh.mums.ac.ir/article_2578.html L1 - https://jnfh.mums.ac.ir/article_2578_4bf1bb68b13df90461a82966066f4a1c.pdf ER -