The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity during intermittent fasting, is it safe? A call for action
| Title: | The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity during intermittent fasting, is it safe? A call for action |
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| Authors: | Hesam Addin Akbari, Amine Ghram, Mohammad Yoosef, Ross Arena, Carl J Lavie, Hamdi Chtourou, Helmi Ben Saad, Karim Chamari |
| Source: | Biology of Sport, Vol 38, Iss 4, Pp 729-732 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Termedia Publishing House, 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Sports medicine LCC:Biology (General) |
| Subject Terms: | exercise training, fasting, physical inactivity, ramadan, sars-cov-2, sedentary behavior, Sports medicine, RC1200-1245, Biology (General), QH301-705.5 |
| More Details: | Intermittent fasting (IF) has recently gained popularity, and has been used for centuries in many religious practices. The Ramadan fasting is a mandatory form of IF practiced by millions of healthy adult Muslims globally for a whole lunar month every year. In Islam, the “Sunna” also encourages Muslims to practice IF all along the year (e.g.; two days a week). The 2019-Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the context of Ramadan has raised the question whether fasting is safe practice during the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis, and what would be the healthy lifestyle behaviors while fasting that would minimize the risk of infection. As COVID-19 lacks a specific therapy, IF and physical activity could help promote human immunity and be part of holistic preventive strategy against COVID-19. In this commentary, the authors focus on this dilemma and provide recommendations to the fasting communities for safely practicing physical activity in time of COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0860-021X 2083-1862 |
| Relation: | https://www.termedia.pl/The-COVID-19-pandemic-and-physical-activity-during-intermittent-r-nfasting-is-it-safe-A-call-for-action,78,44893,1,1.html; https://doaj.org/toc/0860-021X; https://doaj.org/toc/2083-1862 |
| DOI: | 10.5114/biolsport.2021.108300 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/ac49b054f47c4b1fbdbf05f963907454 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.49b054f47c4b1fbdbf05f963907454 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 0860021X 20831862 |
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| DOI: | 10.5114/biolsport.2021.108300 |
| Published in: | Biology of Sport |
| Language: | English |