TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Improve your stability anywhere, anytime. Standing in line at the grocery store or sitting at your desk, engage your core muscles by pulling your abdomen (aka stomach) up and in towards your spine. Hold for a count of 8 and release. Repeat this exercise 8 times. Don’t forget to breath!
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Check your blood sugar level before and after you exercise. Remember that low blood sugar can be a problem so always carry a high-sugar snack when exercising.
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
How can you integrate more exercise into your daily life? Here are a few tips:
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Visit your cardiologist on a regular basis! It is important that you have routine check-ups. Our health does not remain static – it is continually changing. Because of this, checking in with your cardiologist (or any physician for that matter) helps you keep ahead of the curve on possible health issues and helps to identify health issues and initiate treatment/management strategies. Either way, regular visits to the doctor are an important part of being a healthy diabetic!
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Monitor your blood glucose before and after exercise! WHY? So that you can understand how your body responds to certain amounts of physical activity. Also, monitoring blood glucose helps to reduce hypoglycemia and identifies when blood glucose may be significantly elevated. This knowledge helps you make better choices and increases behaviors that can help avoid the consequences of not knowing what your blood glucose level is.
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Invest in a good pair of exercise shoes! The support and comfort of a well-made shoe is crucial for persons to enjoy weight-bearing activity
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
IF you don’t have time for physical activity, you will HAVE to find time for disease! The risks of not being physically active are well-known and the many diseases that regular exercise can help to either stave off, or manage, are remarkable!
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Have a plan – we don’t plan to fail, we just fail to plan! Diabetes is sometimes thought of as a scheduling disease – requiring medicine, monitoring, healthy eating, etc. Physical activity should be part of that schedule. Put it on the calendar and reap the rewards.
TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Larry Verity has a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.
Use a pedometer – it provides immediate feedback regarding how much daily activity one performs.