@Article{Addin Akbari2021,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="38",
number="4",
year="2021",
title="The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity during intermittent 
fasting, is it safe? A call for action",
abstract="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.",
author="Addin Akbari, Hesam
and Ghram, Amine
and Yoosef, Mohammad
and Arena, Ross
and J Lavie, Carl
and Chtourou, Hamdi
and Ben Saad, Helmi
and Chamari, Karim",
pages="729--732",
doi="10.5114/biolsport.2021.108300",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.108300"
}