Impact of COVID on sports injury patterns, changes in mental well-being, and strategies to prepare for future pandemics in sport

HK Vincent, S Patel, JL Zaremski - Current sports medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
This review describes the available evidence of the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2, referred to COVID-19) pandemic on musculoskeletal injury patterns and …

[HTML][HTML] Can melatonin reduce the severity of post-COVID-19 syndrome?

A Souissi, I Dergaa, M Romdhani, A Ghram… - EXCLI …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This short review aimed at (i) providing an update on the health benefits associated with
melatonin supplementation, while (ii) considering future potential research directions …

Effects of home confinement on physical activity, nutrition, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak in amateur and elite athletes

M Taheri, K Irandoust, LF Reynoso-Sánchez… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite the progress in the management of the pandemic caused by COVID-19,
it is necessary to continue exploring and explaining how this situation affected the athlete …

Lockdown duration and training intensity affect sleep behavior in an international sample of 1,454 elite athletes

M Romdhani, HHK Fullagar, JA Vitale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To investigate the effect of 1) lockdown duration and 2) training intensity on sleep
quality and insomnia symptoms in elite athletes. Methods: 1,454 elite athletes (24.1±6.7 …

Training practices of football players during the early COVID-19 lockdown worldwide

JA Washif, I Mujika, MD DeLang… - … journal of sports …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
The COVID-19 lockdown challenged the training options of athletes worldwide, including
players from the most popular sport globally, football/soccer. Purpose: The authors explored …

Ramadan observance exacerbated the negative effects of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep and training behaviors: a international survey on 1,681 Muslim athletes

M Romdhani, A Ammar, K Trabelsi, H Chtourou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Disrupted sleep and training behaviors in athletes have been reported during the
COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed at investigating the combined effects of Ramadan …

Examination of sleep in relation to dietary and lifestyle behaviors during Ramadan: A multi-national study using structural equation modeling among 24,500 adults …

MAB Khan, AS BaHammam, A Amanatullah… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Of around 2 billion Muslims worldwide, approximately 1.5 billion observe
Ramadan fasting (RF) month. Those that observe RF have diverse cultural, ethnic, social …

Next-generation models for predicting winning times in elite swimming events: updated predictions for the Paris 2024 olympic games

I Mujika, DB Pyne, PPY Wu, K Ng… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To evaluate statistical models developed for predicting medal-winning
performances for international swimming events and generate updated performance …

Regression analysis of perceived stress among elite athletes from changes in diet, routine and well-being: effects of the COVID-19 lockdown and “bubble” training …

JA Washif, A Ammar, K Trabelsi, K Chamari… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lifestyles and training of elite athletes around the
world. The detrimental effects of lockdown periods may vary among individuals, as well as …

Coaches' perceptions of common planning concepts within training theory: an international survey

K Anyadike-Danes, L Donath, J Kiely - Sports medicine-open, 2023 - Springer
Background The planning of training is a popular yet controversial topic among coaches and
sports scientists. Periodisation is often presented in the literature as the most efficacious …