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Ramadan Fitness

                                    Of Health,





                                    Peace &





                                    Prosperity





















                                      With the auspicious month of Ramadan rearing,
                                      Nahid Tabassum lays ways to cast off inactivity and
                                      gloom of our lives and bounce back to health,
                                      fitness and positivity.




                                                                Dose Of Dopamine           TO ENSURE THE DAILY
                                                                                To ensure   DOSE OF ‘FEEL
                                                                                the daily
                                                                                dose of    GOOD’ ORGANIC
                                                                                ‘feel good’   CHEMICAL,
                                                                                organic    DOPAMINE, PHYSICAL
                                                                                chemical,   EXERTION AND
                                      Ramadan is usually considered   Dopamine, physical exertion   EXERCISE ARE
                                      as the month fasting and   and exercise are quintessential   QUINTESSENTIAL
                                      feasting among the Muslims   parts of one’s daily routine.
                                      around the globe. It is the   Instead of walks in the park   PARTS OF ONE’S
                                      month of celebration and   and sessions at the gym, adapt   DAILY ROUTINE.
                                      anticipation of the awaited   and ease through freehand   INSTEAD OF WALKS
                           #BetterYou  However, at the recent captive   Working out in the morning   GYM, ADAPT AND
                                      religious festival, Eid-ul-Fitr
                                                                exercises and yoga at the
                                                                                           IN THE PARK AND
                                                                comfort of our home.
                                      for the believers of Islam.
                                                                                           SESSIONS AT THE
                                      state of the growing Covid 19
                                                                — especially on an empty
                                                                                           EASE THROUGH
                                                                stomach — is the best way to
                                      pandemic, anxiety, fatigue and
                                                                                           FREEHAND EXERCISES
                                      indolence are bound to kick
                                                                burn stored fat, making it ideal
                                                                                           AND YOGA AT THE
                                      in. Hence, to rejuvenate the
                                                                for weight loss largely because
                                      true essence of Ramadan and
                                                                the body’s hormonal
                                      to perform thawab (good
                                                                                           HOME
                                                                set up to support that goal.
                                      deeds rewarded by Allah), it’s
                                                                Use your rooftop or balconies
                                      time we change the customary   composition in the morning is   COMFORT OF OUR
                                      dietary routine, nurture our   to work out, and soak Vitamin
                                      minds, and adjust our lifestyles   D from the morning sun as
                                      into a healthy and sanguine   you start off your day with a
                                      mode.                     positive note.
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