Aslaamulaikum all!
Well it’s that time again, 325 days have passed and it’s time to start the month of Ramadan. While most people know Ramadan as Muslims not eating or drinking from sun up to sun down, there is actually a lot more to it. This is a month where Muslims push themselves to become better people through fasting, spirtual cleansing, discipline, philanthropic and charity work. It’s 30 days of reflecting on our lives, understanding how people less fortuante than us who don’t have food may feel, giving to the less fortunate, and developing self-control in restraining our selves from bad actions. All in all it’s a month designed to better our mind, body, and soul. Most people do a great job with the mind and soul but all too often I see the body part being neglected.
I’ll be the first to say I have been guilty with that neglect. 10 minutes before the sun sets, I’m salvating over which egg rolls I will eat first and what sugar drink I will gulp down in a 0-60 contest. But why? I’ve heard all the excuses in the book (a lot of them made by me) about eating the way we do when it’s time to open our fast or neglecting even doing a few pushups when we wake up.
This year I’ve said no more of these excuses. How can I maintain my fitness level, push my self to eat clean, and at the same time show others that it can be done? I want to show people that as a Muslim that observes Ramadan, I can harness the greatness of this month that will push me not only to be a better son, brother, co-worker, and community member, but to also be a better athlete that respects the body God has given me.
Over the next 30 days I will document how I eat, how I workout, how I rest, some recipes that I find useful, and other tips and tricks I pick up along the way. I want others to read this and believe that they too can do it. Make no mistake, the main goal this Ramadan will be to better my deen and myself but in doing so, maintain or even increase my fitness. Will this work? Will I be able to maintain it for 30 days? Who knows. All I know is that if this works, this will be a game changer for me and how I tackle Ramadan in the future. Hopefully it will motivate some of my friends and family to do the same.
One Fit Ramadan 