Hi everyone, I was diagnosed Type 2 in December and am trying to control my diabetes with diet and exercise. It's tough and I often wish things were different but hey, such is life. I'm struggling a bit with the weight loss I must admit. I used to go to the gym fairly regularly but can't seem to muster up the enthusiasm for any 'hardcore' exercise. I'd be grateful for any advice/tips relating to exercise. Thanks!
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Steff
Little Miss Chatterbox
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Hi Alan and welcome if you have nto already seen it they is an exercise section so have a good luck through that and pick up any tips, im not a big exercise fanatic by any stretch of the imagintion i just pace myself and do the simplist of things, i have never been a member of a gym if i can do it without the added costs of a gym then ill be happy, recently i have started skipping and my garage has a bike and a gym ball it in, also swimming is a good source of exercise have you ever tryed it x
Northerner
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Hi Alan, welcome to the forum 🙂 The thing about exercise is to find something you enjoy so that you can do it regularly and make it part of your routine. Just a half hour walk a few times a week will help to improve your insulin sensitivity, and with that your blood sugar levels, mood and probably weight will all improve! Doesn't have to be hardcore! 🙂
Hi Alan,
Pre-diagnosis (n Oct09) I was 18st (I'm 6ft 1in). I'm aiming for 14st.
The first thing I'd suggest is don't put too much pressure on yourself to lose weight (unless the medical guys say otherwise!). I've set myself to lose just 1lb per week and that means that I won't hit my target weight until November, 2010. As it happens, I'm currently ahead of schedule though!
I go for a brisk walk for 1hr a day (tends to be in one lump after lunch, but can be split into several walks if required). I've also invested in a rowing machine. Basically, I hate gyms and exercising at home is much nicer for me. I got myself a good quality rower for two reasons :-
1) Good quality equipment is more likely to last and to provide a good work out.
2) It costs more and so gives me the incentive to use it. Don't want to think that I wasted my money!
I built the exercise up slowly and am now doing 10km rows on the machine (takes around 36mins). Rowing is quite good because it is uses quite a few of the large muscles in the body.
The last thing I'd point out is that losing the weight slowly means that once the target is reached, I won't have to change my diet or lifestyle much (if at all).
Hope that it all goes well for you,
Andy 🙂
Pre-diagnosis (n Oct09) I was 18st (I'm 6ft 1in). I'm aiming for 14st.
The first thing I'd suggest is don't put too much pressure on yourself to lose weight (unless the medical guys say otherwise!). I've set myself to lose just 1lb per week and that means that I won't hit my target weight until November, 2010. As it happens, I'm currently ahead of schedule though!
I go for a brisk walk for 1hr a day (tends to be in one lump after lunch, but can be split into several walks if required). I've also invested in a rowing machine. Basically, I hate gyms and exercising at home is much nicer for me. I got myself a good quality rower for two reasons :-
1) Good quality equipment is more likely to last and to provide a good work out.
2) It costs more and so gives me the incentive to use it. Don't want to think that I wasted my money!
I built the exercise up slowly and am now doing 10km rows on the machine (takes around 36mins). Rowing is quite good because it is uses quite a few of the large muscles in the body.
The last thing I'd point out is that losing the weight slowly means that once the target is reached, I won't have to change my diet or lifestyle much (if at all).
Hope that it all goes well for you,
Andy 🙂
Old Holborn
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Hi Alan and welcome. 🙂
MargB
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Hi Alan and welcome to the forum
I have phases of going to the gym and then I find it hard to keep going as it becomes boring. Since being diagnosed I started by going for walks around where I live and for the last two weeks have been doing an hour in the gym 3 times a week. beginning to get boring so next week I will go back to the walks and make the 'block' bigger. The walks are far more interesting especially at this time of year as gardens are coming on, etc. Only problem with walking is the weather. I am lucky that we have a gym at work otherwise I would want to get my money's worth and probably burn myself out. Again.
Good luck with it all.
I have phases of going to the gym and then I find it hard to keep going as it becomes boring. Since being diagnosed I started by going for walks around where I live and for the last two weeks have been doing an hour in the gym 3 times a week. beginning to get boring so next week I will go back to the walks and make the 'block' bigger. The walks are far more interesting especially at this time of year as gardens are coming on, etc. Only problem with walking is the weather. I am lucky that we have a gym at work otherwise I would want to get my money's worth and probably burn myself out. Again.
Good luck with it all.
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