PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Leatherwood, Whitney E
AU  - Dragoo, Jason L
TI  - Effect of airline travel on performance: a review of the literature
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091449
DP  - 2013 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 561--567
VI  - 47
IP  - 9
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/9/561.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/9/561.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2013 Jun 01; 47
AB  - The need for athletes to travel long distances has spurred investigation into the effect of air travel across multiple time zones on athletic performance. Rapid eastward or westward travel may negatively affect the body in many ways; therefore, strategies should be employed to minimise these effects which may hamper athletic performance. In this review, the fundamentals of circadian rhythm disruption are examined along with additional effects of airline travel including jet lag, sleep deprivation, travel at altitude and nutritional considerations that negatively affect performance. Evidence-based recommendations are provided at the end of the manuscript to minimise the effects of airline travel on performance.