ISSN: 2578-4986
Authors: Wong CPF* and Rahman DHB
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of honey supplementation on sports performance among recreational runner. Fifteen subjects (weight: 70.1 ± 10.5 kg, height: 169.7 ± 7.9 cm; body mass index (BMI): 24.3 ± 2.8 kg.m-2) participated in this randomized-crossover study. Subjects consumed honey supplementation or placebo 1 hour prior the sports performance test. During the sports performance trial, subject performed fitness tests such as 2.4 km run, planks core strength, push-ups, and sit-ups tests. Time to complete 2.4 km run and plank core strength test were measured and recorded. The number times doing push-ups and sit-ups in one minute were counted. Pair-t test was used to determine the differences of the measured parameter between the two trials. This present study discovered honey supplementation trial has a significantly shorter time to complete 2.4 km run in comparison with the placebo trial (p<0.05). However, there was no significant improvement in the plank core strength, push-ups and sit-ups in the honey trial compared to the placebo trial (p>0.05). In conclusion, this present study discovered that honey supplementation has an ergogenic effects on 2.4 km run performance but did not enhance plank core strength, sit-ups and push-ups among recreational runner.
Keywords: Honey; 2.4 km run; Plank Core Strength; Sit-Ups; Push-Ups; Recreational runner
