The elite athlete as a special risk traveler and the jet lag's effect: lessons learned from the past and how to be prepared for the next Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo?

Elite athletes have to travel long-haul distances and cross multiple meridians; thus, a unique syndrome named as jet-lag is induced. Furthermore, traveler athletes are submitted to several factors negatively affecting their well-being and athletic performance. This qualitative descriptive study aims...

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Main Author: Silva, Maria Raquel (author)
Other Authors: Paiva, Teresa (author), Silva, Hugo-Henrique (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10284/10110
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/10110