Health and Fitness Thread

Aida · #76 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 08:12 PM

Being consistent is troublesome for me.

WickedSam · #77 (**permalink**) 09-07-2007, 01:05 AM

OMG, Ramadan's coming up. I always gain weight during Ramadan. I made my mom promise she won't make anything good during Ramadan. No samosas, jalebis, pakoras, crap now I'm hungry.

But yeah . . .

Wasalaamzzzz

Musashi · #78 (**permalink**) 09-07-2007, 07:10 AM

Asallamu 'alaikum wa rahmatulLahi wa barakatuh

No sambosa? That's a scary thought!

-hugs sambosas-

wheelworks · #79 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sally

hola

crunches/abdominal training is love. running is love. working out is love, period. i should start studying for my personal trainer certification soon. ahhh. nervous. havent done anatomy in a while...tests pretty hardcore

my routines gotten advanced X 903284394439344. i like it, but ramadans coming up and i want to keep up with it but we're going to break our fast at 7:41... gym closes at 9. and there won't be enough time to get there, work out and come back..plus taraweeh. im thinking of running around the block for 30 mins before eating suhoor, and 30 minutes an hour after dinner. will add strenght here and there and the normal abs routine.. got some weights lying around, will use those too though i will really miss actual weight machines and training at the gym. but im gonna go to the gym for pilates and yoga in the morning around 8 or 9.. or evening around 6. whatever works with the schedule. might also do some strenght/weight machine stuff over there as the sunset time gets to be earlier.. we'll see

ive been reading a lot on ramadan and working out on google. some good advice from doctors in muslim countries. to avoid gaining mad weight and avoid lethargy galore don't eat the entire meal right when you break your fast. or the body will save it all as fat because you've been starving for a good while. break your fast with a date, go pray and stuff (hey it's sunnah this way too, plus maghrib time doesnt last for too long) and then eat a light meal. move around some more then come back 2 hrs later and eat some fruit or something. the key is to eat enough to replenish your body but not all in one sitting as people do normally during ramadan.

what else? happy fasting-working-out, all! eat well. stay hydrated.

About time you're back meh

ChotooMotoo · #80 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 10:37 AM

Yeah, I told my husband today that we would only have pakora's on the weekend. He seemed okay with that.

Timbit · #81 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 12:46 PM

We've been making samosas and rolls and stuff like crazy.

Umm... I think I'll stop working out for Ramadan.

Sea_of_Roses · #82 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 01:26 PM

Im taking aerobics and yoga this semester....I Love Yoga

ABCDGIRL · #83 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 11:29 PM

InshAllah Im gonna switch meals. For sehri Ill eat my iftar and for iftar ill eat fruits and milk, and/or veggies (of course date and one or two appetizers like samosa

). 45 minutes before "iftar" ill do excercise and 1 hour after "iftar" ill do excercise. Inshallah it works.

Aida · #84 (**permalink**) 09-11-2007, 02:35 PM

Damn you guys are hardcore! I wasn't even thinking about exercising during Ramadan. My intention is to just healthy, insh'Allah.

wheelworks · #85 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Aida

Damn you guys are hardcore! I wasn't even thinking about exercising during Ramadan. My intention is to just healthy, insh'Allah.

If it's done right after fajr, then it should be aight. Just don't exercise after a few hours from sahoor, then it becomes suicide

PhDGirl · #86 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wheelworks

If it's done right after fajr, then it should be aight. Just don't exercise after a few hours from sahoor, then it becomes suicide

I can't exercise right after fajr - then I'm crazy thirsty all day. I'm going to try and do cardio right before ifthar and some weights afterwards. I can't do super high-intensity cardio then, but I can do something and then when I'm done I can have water.

wheelworks · #87 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PhDGirl

I can't exercise right after fajr - then I'm crazy thirsty all day. I'm going to try and do cardio right before ifthar and some weights afterwards. I can't do super high-intensity cardio then, but I can do something and then when I'm done I can have water.

You probably wont have the energy

PhDGirl · #88 (**permalink**) 09-15-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelworks

You probably wont have the energy

Yeah, the cardio before ifthar is much less intense than usual. But hey, it's better than nothing!

infamousbrown · #89 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:33 AM

i'm doing it the other way around -- lifting an hour before iftar, and doing cardio/high intensity stuff after.

any one have any success gaining during ramadan? im trying to cut fat and put on muscle and i can't afford to take a month off at this point.

psychoteddybear · #90 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007, 11:37 AM

I've been taking these pills called Chlorella for the past month. Wonderful stuff! Need to invest in Spirulina as well.