Body Clocks, Jet Lag, and Sports Performance

Jet lag.

INTRODUCTION Jet lag affects most air travellers crossing five or more time zones; it tends to be worse on eastward than on westward flights. METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of interventions to prevent or minimise jet lag? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and other important data...

Reviews Circadian rhythms, athletic performance, and jet lag

Rapid air travel across several time zones exposes the traveller to a shift in his/her internal biological clock. The result is a transient desynchronisation of the circadian rhythm, called jet lag, lasting until the rhythm is rephased to the new environmental conditions. The most commonly experienced symptoms are sleep disorders, diYculties with concentrating, irritability, depression, fatigue...

Jet Lag and Sleep Deprivation

Jet Lag in Athletes

CONTEXT Prolonged transmeridian air travel can impart a physical and emotional burden on athletes in jet lag and travel fatigue. Jet lag may negatively affect the performance of athletes. STUDY TYPE Descriptive review. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A Medline search for articles relating to jet lag was performed (1990-present), as was a search relating to jet lag and athletes (1983-January, 2012). Th...

Jet lag modification.

Athletes often are required to travel for sports participation, both for practice and competition. A number of those crossing multiple time zones will develop jet lag disorder with possible negative consequences on their performance. This review will discuss the etiology of jet lag disorder and the techniques that are available to shorten or minimize its effects. This includes both pharmacologi...