Fasting during Ramadan and Fitness

The biggest challenge is staying hydrated.

While some people try and exercise after their pre-dawn meal,it's better to exercise an hour or so before the sunset meal so that you can drink water afterwards.

Staying with low amounts of cardio is better. Put an emphasis on strength training, pilates, yoga; things that you can do to maintain your muscle mass.

While traditional iftar foods like roasted meats, curries, buttery rice, fried snacks, and sweet desserts can fill you up, they can leave you lethargic for the latter part of the day.

Things that do work really well are whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and slow-digesting proteins like yogurt, lean chicken and fish.

Oatmeal with nuts, seeds, and fruit is healthy choice for Ramadan,especially for pre-dawn meal.