Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations
Concurrent exercise and intermittent fasting regimens for long periods have been shown to enhance cardiometabolic health in healthy individuals. As exercise and fasting confer health benefits independently, we propose that Muslims who are fasting, especially those experiencing health and clinical ch...
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| author | Sueziani Binte Zainudin Dee Dee A. Salle Abdul Rashid Aziz |
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| description | Concurrent exercise and intermittent fasting regimens for long periods have been shown to enhance cardiometabolic health in healthy individuals. As exercise and fasting confer health benefits independently, we propose that Muslims who are fasting, especially those experiencing health and clinical challenges, continually engage in physical activity during the Ramadan month. In this opinion piece, we recommend walking football (WF) as the exercise of choice among Muslims who are fasting. WF can be played by any individual regardless of the level of fitness, skills, and age. WF has been shown to elicit cardiovascular and metabolic stress responses, which are suitable for populations with low fitness levels. Most importantly, WF has the inherent characteristics of being a fun team activity requiring social interactions among participants and, hence, likely to encourage long-term consistent and sustainable participation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-402cf1ffaad545d3a65b43f1ded27c362022-12-21T21:19:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-01-01810.3389/fnut.2021.779863779863Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged PopulationsSueziani Binte Zainudin0Dee Dee A. Salle1Abdul Rashid Aziz2Endocrinology Service, Department of General Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaSport Science and Sport Medicine, Singapore Sport Institute, Sport Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeConcurrent exercise and intermittent fasting regimens for long periods have been shown to enhance cardiometabolic health in healthy individuals. As exercise and fasting confer health benefits independently, we propose that Muslims who are fasting, especially those experiencing health and clinical challenges, continually engage in physical activity during the Ramadan month. In this opinion piece, we recommend walking football (WF) as the exercise of choice among Muslims who are fasting. WF can be played by any individual regardless of the level of fitness, skills, and age. WF has been shown to elicit cardiovascular and metabolic stress responses, which are suitable for populations with low fitness levels. Most importantly, WF has the inherent characteristics of being a fun team activity requiring social interactions among participants and, hence, likely to encourage long-term consistent and sustainable participation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.779863/fullintermittent fastingwalking footballwell-beingsocial activityhealth benefits |
| spellingShingle | Sueziani Binte Zainudin Dee Dee A. Salle Abdul Rashid Aziz Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations Frontiers in Nutrition intermittent fasting walking football well-being social activity health benefits |
| title | Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations |
| title_full | Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations |
| title_fullStr | Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations |
| title_short | Walking Football During Ramadan Fasting for Cardiometabolic and Psychological Health Benefits to the Physically Challenged and Aged Populations |
| title_sort | walking football during ramadan fasting for cardiometabolic and psychological health benefits to the physically challenged and aged populations |
| topic | intermittent fasting walking football well-being social activity health benefits |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.779863/full |
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