Exercise for Diabetes: Importance of Regularity, Timing, Frequency
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Loading ...Regular Exercises are important to lead a fit and healthy life. However we cannot jump start with any exercise regime. The suitability, timing, frequency, duration, intensity of exercises are very important to achieve optimum results.
Hence it is important to understand what is the best time to exercise; how often should you exercise and how to select exercises that suit your physical condition. Walking is an option for all, especially for people with health problems such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity etc.
Best Time to Exercise
• The most ideal time to exercise is 15 minutes to 2 hours after a meal.
• At this time blood sugar is quite high.
• If required you can take a light snack before you exercise.
• In case you are taking insulin, avoid exercise till about 3 hours after injecting, because both insulin and exercise lowers blood sugar.
• Firstly start with a warm up period. Bending and stretching exercise maybe performed for warming up.
• This loosens up the joints and prepares muscles for further exercises.
• This even enables the body to adjust to increasing energy requirements.
• Then commence with the needful exercise.
• At the end of the exercise there should be cooling down period.
• This helps avoid chances of the patient experiencing nausea, dizziness and chest pain.
Frequency of Exercises
• Frequent exercising is essential as well as beneficial.
• It burns more calories and it is easy to maintain the diet.
• In obese diabetic patient this is especially beneficial.
• However it is unnecessary to spend hours on exercising.
• Aerobic activity for 30 minutes at-least 5 days and preferably 6 days a week is sufficient.
If you are unable to exercise 30 minutes at a stretch, then break the routine into shorter intervals. You could exercise around 15 minutes in the morning, walk 15 minutes at lunch and exercise 15 minutes in the evening.
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