We're sure that you already know exercise is important for every single
one of us. But did you know that there are many health benefits that come along
with exercise beyond simply helping you lose weight? If you're worried about
diabetes or if you simply would like to live a healthier and longer life,
you should understand why we should exercise every day.
I think exercise is super important. It provides a wide range of health benefits
and also makes us feel and look good, which is very important as well.
It affects how we feel on the inside, it affects our moods, how we sleep,
our general energy levels and our sense of well-being. Plus there's a wide range of
health benefits, you know, like improving your bone density,
increasing lean muscle mass, and raising your immune system,
improving your cardiovascular health and generally making you feel healthy on the inside.
One of the key components for creating a sustainable approach towards maintaining
a long term exercise habit is finding something that you enjoy.
Very, very important. Exercise should not feel like a chore, because the moment it does,
again you're more likely to stop From there you've got to make that choice
in your own mind that you're willing to commit and make positive long-term
change. Plus, importantly, the ones that have achieve that have changed their
nutritional habits as well. Because you know the old saying goes, you can't
outrun a bad diet. Exercise generally is beneficial for people
with type 2. The current advice is at least a half an hour a day of moderate
exercise and some of that half an hour should be postprandial. Exercising after
meals - post prandial exercise - is very helpful way of bringing blood sugars down
after meals, which is a major problem for people with type 2 diabetes. So we are
advocating that people should consider taking a walk, just 10 minutes of
exercise, not necessarily even vigorous exercise after a meal, to help bring
blood sugars down. More than 10 minutes, I'm sure, is even better. But 10 minutes
is helpful. But definitely more than half an hour, if you can.
There is absolutely no benefit in going to a gym
compared with biking walking. So if you haven't got the money to go to a gym
that should not disadvantage you in any way. It is often helpful for people to go
to exercise classes because it encourages people to participate in
group activities, but that's not anything to do with the nature of the exercise
per se, that is to do, you know, with encouraging people to do it. So, yeah,
exercise is absolutely pivotal. If I have one small piece of advice for
people when it comes to exercising and getting in there and getting it done...
Find something you enjoy and stick with it until such a time it's no longer working
for you. Give it everything you've got, and just maintain and enjoy it.
Get the best out of your life. What are some of your favorite ways to get your
heart pumping? Let us know some fun and useful everyday body movements that work
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