Being healthy is important for any one of us, because it will help us to stay more productive and perform our worship to Allah better. Also we know that Islam tells us that we should always take care of our health and not take it for granted. During Ramdan people are more likely to somehow abuse food during iftars mostly, by consuming a lot of food. But even during suhoor, with the idea that it might ease fastening during the day. Well, it will just complicate things. Fastening overall it has a lot of benefits, but when it is done as it should. What do we mean:
Let some space for air
Don’t abuse food, but try to consume your food slowly and in small portions in order to know when you’re filled. Sometimes rushing, or just having a nice plate in front of us makes us more intrigued to want to consume more food, but that is a big mistake! It will turn into a non healthy habit, instead of learning how to control ourselves during Ramadan about food.
Plan your meals ahead
This kind of planning will help you to avoid binging. It is also a good way to make sure you’re cooking healthy food, by selecting ingredients and not just consuming something random to break fasting.
Workout
The best time to consider and train would be around 9PM(it depends from your time zone still) — after breaking your fast,when your body will have the nutrients to support your system. There are also ideas about training in the afternoon. It is a good idea so that more oxygen can be available to the muscles, rather than being required for digestion. However, workouts and training are more beneficial when your body is properly fuelled, whereas results will be diminished when you’re hungry and less focussed. Important is to really consider a workout everyday. Think of it as an investment. It will help you stay healthy and more focused during other worships.
Wake up early for suhoor
Try to wake up early every suhoor in order to consume protein based food and also get considerable amounts of water and stay hydrated during the day.Also you can take advantage of this time even for prayer but you can also find some time to cook your meal and consume it as fresh as possible.
Avoid caffeine
Suhoor is a time when you will obviously be extremely tired, so a cup of joe can be seriously tempting. However, caffeine is a diuretic that will make you want to urinate a lot more than usual. While water also leads to bathroom visits, it is still hydrating; while coffee makes you urinate more without offering any hydration in the first place.
