Sports Recommendations To Increase Stamina Ahead Of Departing For Hajj

Illustration of exercise to maintain stamina during Hajj (Freepik)

JAKARTA - Most of the pilgrimage is filled with various activities that involve physical activity. Therefore, it is important for prospective pilgrims to maintain fitness and body stamina.

To maintain fitness and increase body stamina, there are physical activities and light exercise that can be done. Here are some recommendations, quoted from the Almadinah Travels page, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

1. cardiovascular fitness

Maintaining cardiovascular fitness is very important so that the pilgrimage runs smoothly, because stamina will be maintained and endurance is good. Start with physical activities on foot and do it regularly.

Starting the walk with a short period and gradually increasing your distance and speed. This will reduce the risk of fatigue in completing the pilgrimage later.

2. Exercise strength

Exercise of body strength is important to strengthen your physical strength when doing Sai, Tawaf, to pray tirelessly. With that, you also have to do various strength exercises to increase stamina.

Some of the strength exercises for muscles that can be done are planks, squats, and light weightlifting. These exercises will increase the strength of your upper legs, core, and body.

3. Flexible exercise

Next you can do flexible exercise or exercise that can help reduce stiffness in the body's muscles. This exercise will make the body move more freely and without being burdened during the pilgrimage.

Some of the recommended exercises are yoga, simple joint stretching, to swimming. For yoga, you can see various guide videos on social media such as YouTube.