Tips For Still Existing Playing Basketball While Fasting In The Month Of Ramadan In The Style Of Dewa United Player Wendha Wijaya

Dewa United Surabaya basketball player Wendha Wijaya (right). (Photo via Antara/Doc. Dewa United)

JAKARTA - Dewa United Surabaya player, Wendha Wijaya or familiarly called Pak We said, fasting in the month of Ramadan was not an obstacle for him to keep practicing basketball. He has tips to be able to continue to exist even though he is fasting.

He said playing basketball in the middle of fasting can be overcome with proper management between exercise, rest, and food intake.

"What is certain is that this Ramadan fasting will reduce activities, including training. Usually, if I practice a full two hours, it will be reduced to one hour. Also, if we feel we are tired, we rest first," said the 39-year-old player, as quoted between.

Not only the portion of exercise, Wendha admits that in order to maximize the activities he does, he is also very concerned about food intake and nutrition.

"Because if you don't get enough rest and food intake is not good, of course it won't be optimal. Usually I practice one hour before breaking my fast, and rest around nine at night," he said.

"Besides that, I take vitamins and food supplements, as well as multiply fruits and vegetables to get lots of fiber," he added.

Currently, Dewa United Surabaya players are also undergoing independent training after completing the regular season of the 2022 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) competition. Wendha admits that independent training has its own challenges, especially during the fasting month.

For that, he also got around it by dividing the menu of independent exercises that he usually lived every day. Where the training menu is divided into physical exercise and skill training.

"At least so that I don't lose touch and skills, I practice shooting and dribbling. For physical exercises I do push ups, sit ups, and skipping so that I stay physically fit," concluded Wendha.