You should be also incorporating a healthy exercise program as part of your efforts with your diabetes or pre-diabetes condition. In this post, I’ll share some of my favorite excercise programs that you can perhaps incorporate into your daily schedule. Some of them are relatively easy with just walking around for thirty minutes after a meal, others are more active with cardio type of activity.
In any case, you should be also taking up some regular excercise into your daily life so it will help to maintain your blood sugar levels and also burn off some fat at the same time.
Here are some of my favorite activities to think about doing as inspiration for your own physical exercise.
Walking after a meal
Walking around thirty minutes preferably after a meal is the ideal excercise program and to keep your metabolism going and also keeping your blood sugar levels lowered with this activity.
Walking after every meal is probably not doable, but if you can incorporate a least 10 minutes three times daily then you’ll have a fantastic excercise plan that might be doable for you.
Active Yoga or stretching
This is a great activity to do to relieve stress and also be active and maybe do some cardio at the same time. It all depends on what type of Yoga you do or may want to experiment to find what fits your time and needs to make this an activity you can do daily.
Bike around the neighborhood or someplace fun
I love to bike around my area in the morning and greet all my neighbors walking their dogs, watering plants or just waving a friendly hello. You should be consistent and not make too many stops to chat to make this a worthwhile activity. Biking is great fun for any age groups and can be quite an excercise program or just as easy as you like to incorporate into your daily schedule
Dancing it off
Dancing is not only fun and fast, but it really does burn a lot of calories and keeps your blood sugar pumping energy to your cells that need that quick energy.
Dancing is highly beneficial for diabetics. It improves blood sugar control, aids in weight management, and boosts cardiovascular health. Additionally, dancing enhances mood and mental health, increases flexibility and balance, and provides social interaction. It also improves coordination and cognitive function. Incorporating dancing into a routine can help diabetics manage their condition and enhance overall well-being.
Go Kakaying on the water
One of my favorite pastimes is to go kayaking around the bay or river area close to where I live. It’s all around great excercise that involves a lot of the upper body and cardio workout. Working out your shoulders, arms and hands, it can be strenous or easy depending on how much you turn this into an excercise experience. And why not, you’ll get great views and see a lot of change in scenery from a water viewpoint
Get outdoors with Volleyball excercise
One of my favorite all time sports and more physical is playing volleyball especially on sand courts. Not only is this high charged and cardio focused you are also concentrating on your overall health and sugar control while having fun at the same time. And who doesn’t like to get some sun and fun with vitamin D to boot!
More cardio fun with Pickleball
One of the fastest growing sports and excercise combined is pickleball which is active, fast and a lot of fun. You can definitely expend a lot of energy and keeping cardio fit with this fun sport and it is really quite addicting, that you’ll probably want to play it all the time. The good thing is that this game is for all age levels and can be quickly learned and pick up skill sets depending on how often you practise.
Needless to say this regular excercise program is just the right thing to do as a diabetic and getting your legs and upper body all in motion.
Swimming for stretching or cardio fun
You can definitely get into a nice cardio workout or just easy stretches and doing some easy laps around the pool. Water arobics is a fun activity with a group of regular friends gathering to do these exercises daily in the pool and have some fun, chatting and stretching activities along the way. After doing this for awhile, I’m sure you will be hook to doing this daily rain or shine.
What else is good and easy exercise
Well these are just a few of my favorites that I can do on a regular basis and there’s so many choices out there. What are your favorites, please share them on the comments section below.
Summary to exercising
In conclusion, regular exercise is highly beneficial for diabetics. It improves blood sugar control, aids in weight management, enhances cardiovascular health, boosts mood and reduces stress, and increases insulin sensitivity. Additionally, exercise promotes better sleep and strengthens muscles and bones. Incorporating physical activity into daily routines is essential for effectively managing diabetes and enhancing overall health and well-being.
