Wieght plays a major part regarding the onset of type 2 diabetes. Most people when first diagnosed with the disease are obese.
So it would seem, that most of us who are diabetic don't particularly enjoy exercise.
Being overwieght can lead to a loss of self confidence. Unless you are a person who is naturally confident in yourself, you probably don't want to start sweating it out in the local gym amongst others who are fit already!
The good news is that exercise does not have to be gym based. Simple walking is fine. Personally, I bought a copy of a large scale map of my area, and using a piece of string, mapped out a number of 2 mile walks. Every morning I choose one and go walking. I walk at a moderate pace and cover the distance in about 45 minutes.
The important bit here is the time, not the distance. It has been shown that walking for an extra 20 minutes a day, has a measurable effect on our health, particularly as diabetics.
Even gardening for a similar amount of time every day is just as effective.
Bear in mind when considering how to exercise, aerobic exercise is what you want to be doing as a type 2 diabetic. Aerobic exercise is exercise with low impact and can be sustained without straining for longer periods than anaerobic, which are concentrated short bursts of energy.
The reason for doing this is this.
When you exercise you burn energy. What happens is the liver, which stores extra glucose, releases it's store of glucose as you exercise. As you continue to exercise this glucose is used up and the body then turns to fat to convert to energy, and starts to use that, which in turn makes us lose wieght! Hence the need for aerobic exercise which you can keep up!
It's not just wieght loss either. Other conditions are less likely when we exercise regularly, heart disease for example and bad cholesterol levels are reduced.
So it would seem, that most of us who are diabetic don't particularly enjoy exercise.
Being overwieght can lead to a loss of self confidence. Unless you are a person who is naturally confident in yourself, you probably don't want to start sweating it out in the local gym amongst others who are fit already!
The good news is that exercise does not have to be gym based. Simple walking is fine. Personally, I bought a copy of a large scale map of my area, and using a piece of string, mapped out a number of 2 mile walks. Every morning I choose one and go walking. I walk at a moderate pace and cover the distance in about 45 minutes.
The important bit here is the time, not the distance. It has been shown that walking for an extra 20 minutes a day, has a measurable effect on our health, particularly as diabetics.
Even gardening for a similar amount of time every day is just as effective.
Bear in mind when considering how to exercise, aerobic exercise is what you want to be doing as a type 2 diabetic. Aerobic exercise is exercise with low impact and can be sustained without straining for longer periods than anaerobic, which are concentrated short bursts of energy.
The reason for doing this is this.
When you exercise you burn energy. What happens is the liver, which stores extra glucose, releases it's store of glucose as you exercise. As you continue to exercise this glucose is used up and the body then turns to fat to convert to energy, and starts to use that, which in turn makes us lose wieght! Hence the need for aerobic exercise which you can keep up!
It's not just wieght loss either. Other conditions are less likely when we exercise regularly, heart disease for example and bad cholesterol levels are reduced.
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