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Effects of 25-Min Nap Opportunity during Ramadan Observance on the 5-m Shuttle Run Performance and the Perception of Fatigue in Physically Active Men

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  • Hsen Hsouna

    (Activité Physique, Sport et Santé, UR18JS01, Observatoire National du Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisie
    Institut Supérieur du Sport et de L’éducation Physique de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisie)

  • Omar Boukhris

    (Activité Physique, Sport et Santé, UR18JS01, Observatoire National du Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisie
    Institut Supérieur du Sport et de L’éducation Physique de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisie)

  • Khaled Trabelsi

    (Institut Supérieur du Sport et de L’éducation Physique de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisie
    Research Laboratory: Education, Motricité, Sport et Santé, EM2S, LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia)

  • Raouf Abdessalem

    (Activité Physique, Sport et Santé, UR18JS01, Observatoire National du Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisie
    Institut Supérieur du Sport et de L’éducation Physique de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisie)

  • Achraf Ammar

    (Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Khadijah Irandoust

    (Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran)

  • Morteza Taheri

    (Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran)

  • Nizar Souissi

    (Activité Physique, Sport et Santé, UR18JS01, Observatoire National du Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisie)

  • Roy Jesse Shephard

    (Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada)

  • Sergio Garbarino

    (Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy)

  • Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

    (Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
    These authors contributed equally.)

  • Hamdi Chtourou

    (Activité Physique, Sport et Santé, UR18JS01, Observatoire National du Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisie
    Institut Supérieur du Sport et de L’éducation Physique de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisie
    These authors contributed equally.)

Abstract

We aimed to investigate the effects of a 25-min nap opportunity on physical performance during the 5-m shuttle run test (5mSRT), feelings (i.e., evaluated by the feeling scale), attention (i.e., evaluated by the digit cancellation test) and the perception of fatigue (i.e., recorded by the rating of perceived exertion (RPE)) during Ramadan observance. Twelve physically active men (age: 21.1 ± 3.2 yrs, height: 1.76 ± 0.05 m, body-mass: 71.2 ± 9.3 kg) voluntarily participated in five test sessions: 15 days before Ramadan (BR), the first 10 days of Ramadan (FR), the last 10 days of Ramadan (ER), 10 days after Ramadan (10AR) and 20 days after Ramadan (20AR). During each test session, participants performed the digit cancellation test, a 5-min standard warm-up, the 5mSRT (6 × 30-s with 35-s intervals-between) and the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) after no-nap (N0) and 25-min nap opportunity (N25) conditions. Participants also completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) during each period. The total distance covered during the 5mSRT did not differ significantly before, during or after Ramadan, but was significantly greater after N25 compared to N0 at 10AR (687.5 ± 23.0 m vs. 725.6 ± 41.1 m; p = 0.018) and 20AR (698.3 ± 19.8 m vs. 742.6 ± 58.3 m; p = 0.003). The attention scores were higher after N25 in comparison with N0 at 10AR ( p = 0.04) and 20AR ( p = 0.02). RPE scores were not significantly different between N25 and N0 conditions. Feelings scores were higher after N25 compared to N0 during both FR ( p = 0.007) and 20AR ( p = 0.04). A significant deterioration of sleep quality was recorded during Ramadan (i.e., PSQI scores were significantly higher during and after compared to BR ( p < 0.0005)). A 25-min nap opportunity was beneficial for physical and cognitive performance after Ramadan observance; however, any effect is insufficient to show significant beneficial impacts during Ramadan.

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  • Hsen Hsouna & Omar Boukhris & Khaled Trabelsi & Raouf Abdessalem & Achraf Ammar & Khadijah Irandoust & Morteza Taheri & Nizar Souissi & Roy Jesse Shephard & Sergio Garbarino & Nicola Luigi Bragazzi & , 2020. "Effects of 25-Min Nap Opportunity during Ramadan Observance on the 5-m Shuttle Run Performance and the Perception of Fatigue in Physically Active Men," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:9:p:3135-:d:352485
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    1. Asma Aloui & Walid Briki & Hana Baklouti & Hamdi Chtourou & Tarak Driss & Anis Chaouachi & Karim Chamari & Nizar Souissi, 2015. "Listening to Music during Warming-Up Counteracts the Negative Effects of Ramadan Observance on Short-Term Maximal Performance," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(8), pages 1-9, August.
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