2022 SAIS

Till today, most people are very scepticle when performing exercise during Ramadhan month. They are thinking that this holy month we should only rest and perform ibada. One should not perform any exercise because it will affect the health condition and also the fasting performance as well. The researcher could recall when were in school day when running around the neighbourhood before iftar (breaking fast) when people in the neighbourhood started teasing the researcher outloud whether fasting or not because too much of energy to run during fasting. Taboo saying exercise is not good during fasting month has been around among mostly Muslim people in Malaysia. However, sports scientists and other health scientists have discovered the other way around that exercise during fasting month is beneficial to everyone generally. This study is using current and past literatures to identify the benefits of exercise during fasting month. The intention of this study also to debunk the taboo saying exercise is not good during fasting month. Instead of just going to Bazar Ramadhan during the holy month, why not at the same time performing exercise because it is also considered as ibada.