a Research Unit, Physical Activity, sport and health, National Observatory of Sport , Tunis , Tunisia.
b Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education , Sfax , Tunisia.
Chronobiol Int. 2019 Sep;36(9):1249-1257. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1637346. Epub 2019 Aug 1.
The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the lunar cycle and time of day on short-term maximal performance, wellness and mood state. Twenty healthy active men performed a running anaerobic sprint test (RAST) at four sessions (full moon (FM) and new moon (NM) in the morning and in the evening). Before each testing session, participants completed a rating scale of mood states (POMS) and a psychometric rating scale of perceived wellness (Hooper's questionnaire). Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was collected just after the RAST. A higher rating of sleep was observed in FM compared to NM upon the morning and the evening (FM morning vs. NM morning, < .01; d = 1.38) and (FM evening vs. NM evening, < .001; d = 2.62). POMS subscales data revealed no significant lunar cycle effect. Peak power (PP), average power (AP) and minimal power (MP) were greater in the evening following NM compared to FM (NM evening . FM evening, < .01, <0.01, <0.05; = 0.77, = 0.78, = 0.68, respectively). Likewise, RAST performance was greater in the evening compared to the morning for both lunar cycle phases (FM evening . FM morning, < .001, <0.01, <0.01; = 1.08, = 1, = 0.85) and (NM evening . NM morning, < .001, <0.01, <0.01; = 1.08, = 1, = 0.85), respectively, for PP, AP, and MP. RPE was higher in the FM evening compared to the NM evening and in the FM morning compared to the NM morning ( < .001, <0.001; = 1.38, = 2.18, respectively). These results suggest that the lunar cycle and time of day might affect short-term maximal performance with better performance on NM evening associated with a greater perception of sleep quality compared to FM. : AP: Average power; FM: full moon; MP: Minimal power; NM: new moon; RAST: Running anaerobic sprint test; RPE: Rating of perceived exertion; POMS: Rating scale of mood states; PP: Peak power.
本研究旨在探讨月相和时间对短期最大性能、健康和情绪状态的影响。二十名健康活跃的男性在四个时段（满月（FM）和新月（NM）的早晨和晚上）进行了一次跑步无氧冲刺测试（RAST）。在每次测试前，参与者完成了一个情绪状态评定量表（POMS）和一个感知健康的心理评定量表（Hooper 问卷）。RAST 后立即收集了感知用力等级（RPE）。与 NM 相比，FM 早晨和晚上的睡眠评分更高（FM 早晨与 NM 早晨相比， <.01；d = 1.38）和（FM 晚上与 NM 晚上相比， <.001；d = 2.62）。POMS 分量表数据显示没有明显的月相效应。与 FM 相比，NM 后的晚上峰值功率（PP）、平均功率（AP）和最小功率（MP）更大（NM 晚上. FM 晚上， <.01，<0.01，<0.05； = 0.77，= 0.78，= 0.68，分别）。同样，对于两种月相，晚上的 RAST 性能均高于早晨（FM 晚上. FM 早晨， <.001，<0.01，<0.01； = 1.08，= 1，= 0.85）。PP、AP 和 MP 的结果相似。与 NM 相比，FM 晚上的 RPE 更高，FM 早晨的 RPE 也更高（ <.001， <.001； = 1.38，= 2.18，分别）。这些结果表明，月相和时间可能会影响短期最大性能，与 FM 相比，NM 晚上的表现更好，睡眠质量的感知更高。：AP：平均功率；FM：满月；MP：最小功率；NM：新月；RAST：跑步无氧冲刺测试；RPE：感知用力等级；POMS：情绪状态评定量表；PP：峰值功率。
