Contents:
- Medical Video: 8 Essential Tips To Workouts With Intermittent Fasting
- Exercise during fasting, better after breaking or opening?
- Things that must be considered when doing sports in the fasting month
Medical Video: 8 Essential Tips To Workouts With Intermittent Fasting
Sports during fasting must be carried out to keep fit. One of the things that is recommended to continue doing while fasting is doing sports activities. Thirst will always come over when you are exercising. Because the body loses a lot of fluids when doing physical activity. But don't make that a reason, you can still exercise in the fasting month.
Well, that's why, you have to be smart in choosing the right sport so you don't harm yourself. One important thing to consider is choosing the right time and place to exercise. So, when is the best time to exercise? Sports in the fasting month, preferably after opening or even before breaking fast? Check out the full explanation below.
Exercise during fasting, better after breaking or opening?
Quoted in the Islamicity page, if you exercise during fasting, then this will cause a significant increase in the hormone cortisol (stress hormone), especially if done in high intensity. In addition, exercise carried out in a state of dehydration can also reduce the body's resistance drastically.
So, exercise after breaking fast is the best time. This is because the body has regained energy intake from food and drinks consumed when breaking the fast.
Whereas according to Dr. Michael Triangto, SpKO quoted in detikHealth, determines when the best time to exercise during fasting depends on the purpose of the sport itself. That is why, you need to determine in advance what is the purpose of doing the sport.
If your goal is to exercise for health and refreshment, then exercise should not be done in the afternoon. Because if the sport is done in the afternoon or evening, then you will not get the effect of freshness because the air is mixed with air pollution. To get the benefits of freshness, you can do sports after dawn or after the morning prayer when the air is still beautiful and fresh. Of course the exercise carried out is a type of light exercise such as jogging, brisk walking and cycling.
Whereas if the reason you exercise with the aim of exercising muscle and just sweating, then you can do weight or cardio exercise that can be done at night for 30 to 60 minutes or may also be done while waiting for iftar.
Basically, to exercise in the fasting month you must know your body's condition and your own health. Because the fitness of each individual is different. There are people who are indeed able to exercise while fasting and there are also those who can only do sports after breaking fast.
Things that must be considered when doing sports in the fasting month
Do not force yourself to exercise, it's good to recognize your own body before deciding to exercise. Some of the things you should pay attention to when doing exercise during the month of Ramadan, are:
- Take time to exercise for around 30 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes. Don't forget to exercise consistently and routinely.
- Perform cardiovascular exercise with light intensity such as walking and cycling. In addition you can also do simple muscle training activities. This can help burn calories, increase stamina, boast muscles, increase flexibility and detoxification.
- Do not exercise with high intensity such as running long distances, lifting weights and other strenuous exercise because it can cause joint or muscle injury. Even this can also cause complications such as low blood pressure, hypoglycemia and dizziness.
- Increase fluid intake when breaking fast and dawn. Drink coconut water to increase electrolytes in your body, and optimize heart function and muscle nerves.
- Pay attention to nutrient intake and the portion of food that will be consumed for breaking fast and dawn. Moreover, avoid eating foods that contain high fat such as fried foods and santen so that the exercise you do is successful.
- Do not continue exercise if you feel weak, dizzy or sick even though you have reduced the intensity of your exercise.
- Enough of your sleep time during Ramadan, because the body's less time will affect the body's performance.
