Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
J Sports Sci. 2012;30 Suppl 1:S103-8. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2012.687114. Epub 2012 May 21.
The Muslim athlete, whether living in a Muslim majority country or in a non-Muslim country, face unique challenges to faithfully follow one of the pillars of their faith - Ramadan - while attempting to maintain their participation in sports training and competition. There are conflicting reports on the effects of Ramadan on fitness and physical performance in general and in football in particular. In general, the impact of a brief daytime fast has minor effects on health or factors of physical fitness. Add physical training and now a new set of barriers to both performance and the observance of Ramadan begin to interact. Practising athletes have worked out strategies to cope with the rigors of Ramadan; strategies that have both physical (training modifications, dietary habits, rest and recovery) and emotional (patience, emotional preparations) domains. Carefully blending strategies like these can help the football player be true to their faith and follow the tenants of Ramadan hopefully, with a minimum of impact on their physical performance. In this context, science can help coaches improve their training plans and educate players with respect to the challenges presented by Ramadan to all levels of sports participation.
穆斯林运动员，无论生活在穆斯林占多数的国家还是非穆斯林国家，在试图保持参加体育训练和比赛的同时，都面临着忠实遵循其信仰支柱之一——斋月——的独特挑战。关于斋月对一般健康和体能，特别是对足球运动的影响，有相互矛盾的报告。一般来说，短暂的白天禁食对健康或体能因素的影响很小。加上体育训练，现在又出现了一系列新的障碍，既影响表现，又影响斋月的遵守。职业运动员已经制定出应对斋月严格要求的策略；这些策略包括身体（训练调整、饮食习惯、休息和恢复）和情感（耐心、情感准备）两个方面。精心融合这些策略可以帮助足球运动员忠实于自己的信仰，遵循斋月的教义，同时尽可能减少对他们的体能表现的影响。在这种情况下，科学可以帮助教练改进他们的训练计划，并就斋月对各级体育参与带来的挑战向运动员进行教育。
