Walking ‘a healthy lifestyle’

Walking ‘a healthy lifestyle’

By Faten Omar

 KUWAIT: Sports and fasting can be a challenging combination, and yet walkways in Kuwait are full of people who decided to change their lifestyle during Ramadan. Kuwait Times asked people about their sports journeys during fasting and whether it was crucial to plan their meals and workouts accordingly. Muhammad Al-Harbi said that his daily walking routine started 20 years ago. Walking was a passion for Harbi, and the number on the scale wasn’t an issue for him.

“Losing weight was never my main goal. I don’t think about losing weight as much as I do about burning food I have already consumed and keeping my routine going,” he said, adding that his eating habits during Ramadan have become more organized. “I believe that Ramadan is a wonderful opportunity to modify bad eating habits and transform them into healthy, positive ones. Also, I started using the stairs more often,” he said.

Harbi revealed that the most useful walkways in Kuwait are those near the seaside due to the clear weather. “In Kuwait, people don’t walk often, first because of the weather and, secondly, because the design of the streets is not safe enough for walking. The most important thing is that