permission; It is necessary to burn excess calories and fats, as lack of movement and steadfastness in one position, whether sitting for long hours when using a computer or other devices, negatively affects the spine and bones, and reduces the activity of blood circulation, and this leads to the occurrence of contractions in the muscles and joint ligaments.
In Ramadan, some complain of an increase in their weight, especially those who are inactive and who do not practice sports, which is of increasing importance in this holy month, because the individual is fasting for hours, and eats in the period from breakfast to pre-dawn meal a variety of foods, including fatty and calorie-rich foods, if he is not an athlete. He will definitely face an increase in some kilograms.
From a health perspective; If an individual gains weight in Ramadan, then the person is exposed to three problems, which are:
First: Inflammation of the joints that leads to roughness. For every one kilogram of weight gain, the pressure on the joints or the knee joint, for example, increases by the equivalent of four kilograms, which causes constant pressure to cause inflammation in the joints that reaches roughness and friction, and this leads to erosion of the cartilage in the joints.
Second: the occurrence of pain in the spine when weight gain, due to the accumulation of fat in the abdominal area, the abdomen consists of two muscles and with the increase in weight the abdomen is pressed forward, which increases pressure on the entire spine, and this leads to pain in separate places in the back that may occur in upper, middle, or lower back.
Third: Increasing load on the joints, which leads to bone friction and increased friction between joint cartilage and bones, which causes many problems, such as: feeling joint pain, difficulty in movement, and osteoarthritis.
The best advice is: the need to maintain weight in Ramadan by practicing any sporting activity, and the simplest of these activities is walking daily for at least half an hour, equivalent to 150 minutes per week.
Dr.. Diaa Haj Hussein is a doctor specializing in rheumatism and osteoporosis