Was last week's most intense workout was struggling to open that stubborn bag of chips? I'm not here to judge, but if you want to get back on the exercise wagon (as everyone with Type 2 diabetes should), you have to do it right.
Do you ever wonder why you alternate between couch potato and gym rat? Looking for your exercise regimen to get some traction?
Then follow these tips and watch your exercise plan stick like superglue:
1. Ease Into It: I see many out of shape people hit the gym for the first time in months and absolutely kill themselves with a 3-hour marathon session. The only thing this is going to do is make you too sore to walk the next day.
Instead, get back into exercise with a light activity like speed walking or hatha yoga and work your way up.
2. Try Interval Training: I'm a huge fan of interval training for people with Type 2 diabetes. Not only does it help burn away inflammation and insulin-resistance causing belly fat, but it takes less than half of the time of traditional steady-state cardio.
Of course, waltzing into your gym and interval training violates tenet No. 1: 'ease into it'. However, interval training should serve as a benchmark for you as you get into better and better shape.
3. Get Schooled: With gym sessions on your time... whenever it suits you to go, you're actually less likely to go. With a nebulous and ever-changing gym time, it's easy to say: 'I'll just go tomorrow'. On the other hand, with a class, like spinning or cardio kickboxing at a set time and place, you're more likely to pencil it into your busy schedule.
As you know, the guilt from a single missed session can derail your entire plan, so this tip is a crucial one.
4. Get The Word Out: Don't keep your new active lifestyle to yourself. Tell all of your friends that you're going to get into shape, the best shape of your life (don't have friends? Then post on the Internet or rent a billboard... just tell someone).
Studies show that when people are accountable for their lifestyle changes, they are much more likely to stick to them.
5. Mix Things Up Early On: Many people wait until their exercise routine bores them to tears before making a change. Or even worse, some let the boredom drive them away from the gym altogether... and towards their couch with a Sex and the City DVD boxed set. Not good.
Instead of waiting for the mind-numbing boredom to kick in, try mixing up your routine from the get-go. Mix in yoga, Pilates, weight lifting, walking, interval training, working out with friends, working out alone etc.
The more variety, the more you'll not just endure, but actually enjoy your workout.
So the next time you say to yourself: 'I need to get back in shape', follow these tips, so that this time, you actually will.
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Beverleigh Piepers RN... the Diabetes Detective. Let me help you... drugfreetype2diabetes.com/eat-to-beat-the-belly-fat-blues.html Beat The Belly Fat Blues Beverleigh Piepers is the author of this article. This article can be used for reprint on your website provided all the links in the article are complete and active. Copyright (c) 2010 - All Rights Reserved Worldwide
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