Ramadan is just around the corner, for those who will be fasting, you must be busy preparing yourself kan? Well, today im gonna post food and exercise you can do during Ramadan month. This is just s general guide line but i do hope you can benefit something out of it.
I have heard so many stories saying that they’ve gained weight during Ramadan month instead of losing or maintaining the weight. Indulging Ramadan bazaar food and lacking of exercise is the main culprit for it.
Anyway, let me just go straight to the point.
During Ramadan month, if you think you need to stop working out and stop visiting your gym and freeze your membership, STOP there! You should not even be thinking of doing that ( that’s a big NO NO)… instead you should continue with your work out routine so you can maintain what you have achieved all these while as much as you can and not going backward or downhill instead. Maintaining it is much easier than to start all over again.
All you need to do is-
- Cut down your workout time from 1 hour half ( usual day workout time) to 30-45min a day only. You can split your workout routine to 15-20 min of cardio, 15-20 min resistance and 10 min of flexibility/stretching.
- Decrease your workout intensity to 50% to 65% of your maximum heart rate. Ramadan month is not the right time to set or try to achieve a new target for your training routine but this is the month where you should try and maintain your fitness level as much as you can.
- Stay within your normal diet as much as you can, changing diet 360 degree in a blink of an eye is crazy!( to me at least) but reduce the intake of fried, spicy, salty,sweet and sour food. Eat balance meal that consist of complex carb, high fiber food,protein and healthy fats.
- AND drink plenty, plenty of H2O when you can. This will help you rehydrate yourself and cleanse your system at the same time! General rules, you will need 8 -9 cups of water a day.
- Get enough sleep and rest during Ramadan month. 7-8 hours of sleep a day will help you to go through your daily routine while fasting.
Hope this lil info will help you maintain healthy lifestyle and have a blessed Ramadan.