How To Exercise

The importance of exercising you should now understand. You also know the importance of
monitoring your blood sugar when doing exercise both before and afterwards. But, how should you exercise?

This question offers many opportunities and your individual situation will ultimately determine
the right path to take. Again, the first place to stop is with your doctor who will tell you
several things:

• What type of exercises should you do?
• What types of exercises are too risky for you?
• What should be the goal of your exercise regimen? Weight loss, cardiovascular health, a
combination or something else?
• How much exercise can you do without affecting your overall health?
• What symptoms or concerns should you be looking for while exercising?

Your doctor will assess your situation to determine what potential benefits can come from
exercising for you. For those with high blood sugars, the number one goal will be to lower that
number, which exercise can do.

If you have other health problems associated with exercise, these too much be closely considered.
It is often recommended that you do a combination of exercise routines. Yet, the most common is that of aerobics.

Aerobic exercise has to do with the heart and the body’s ability to pump blood to all of your
cells. When you exercise, your cells scream for more fuel, which your blood delivers. As we
mentioned before, the pumping power of the heart can be increased through exercise and that comes into play with aerobics.

Because your heart must push blood through your body faster, it actually increases its strength
in doing so, somewhat like a body builder uses repetition to increase his muscle’s size.
For those just starting out though, it is very important to work on a small step basis. The best
exercise for those that are struggling with weight or high blood sugars is walking. Walking is
also a simple way to control the strains that you place on yourself.

Other beneficial aerobic exercises to consider include bike riding, swimming, jogging, aerobic
dancing, and playing a sport. If you can’t get out and do these things, you can do many of them
at home. For example, there are a number of chair exercises that you can do.

When you first get started, move slowly through the process so that you gradually increase what you are doing in intensity and in length of workout. Slowly, you’ll want to increase the length
of time that you are exercising. At the same time, slowly add more intensity to your workout,
pushing your body a bit farther every time you can. Your doctor or a physical trainer can help
you to find the best results here.