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Fasted Cardio and Diabetes: Friend or Foe?
If you ask 100 people about their thoughts on fasted cardio, you’d probably get 100 different answers, coming down to two main themes: ...
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How to Create a Resistance Training Program…from SCRATCH
You’ve probably gone to the gym before. It can be a jungle out there.You’ve got the people who scream or grunt on every rep as though ...
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Managing Blood Sugar During Exercise Using an Insulin Pump
Managing blood sugars during and after exercise is one of the trickiest situations to tackle as a person living with insulin-dependent ...
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Yoga is for Everybody (Yoga Video and How Yoga can Help People with Diabetes)
Rachel Zinman, the author of Yoga For Diabetes, has created this great yoga practice that you can do anywhere - at home, in your office, ...
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Gaining Muscle with Type 1 Diabetes: An Intro Guide
When I was 14 years old, I decided my goal in life was to get a 6-pack.“Why?” you ask.In gym class, as a part of our weightlifting ...
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Insulin Pumps and Exercise: Interview with Linda Franklin
After an inspiring interview with Kyle Cochran, American Ninja Warrior finalist, about why he chooses to use an insulin pump and how it ...
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Resistance Training Workout You Can Do at Home
Let’s get rocking!Grab a pair of dumbbells and you’re good to go. This is a full-body resistance training workout you can do at home, in ...
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Insulin Pumps and Exercise: Q&A with American Ninja Warrior Finalist Kyle Cochran
This is a post I have been very excited about!I love learning from people who do extraordinary things with diabetes, so it was amazing ...
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Yoga-Inspired Flexibility Training with Lauren Bongiorno
Flexibility training is extremely beneficial. As Dr. Sheri R. Colberg described in her post about how to prevent injuries and improve joint ...
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Diabetes and Your Joints: How to Prevent Injuries and Improve Joint Health
You need properly functioning joints to be able to bend, flex, or move your body. That’s why taking care of your joints and preventing ...
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High-Energy Full-Body Resistance Training Workout
This full-body gym workout is a little different from my last one. This time around, we’ll start with a heart-pounding superset of leg ...
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30-Minute Dumbbell Home Workout
Resistance training doesn’t have to happen in a gym. You can have a really good workout with very little or no equipment.All the ...
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Recovering from Injury with Diabetes
When injury hits you, it often presents a challenge, especially when it comes to fitness. An injury can range from a small knock or muscle ...
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Creative Ways to Do Resistance Training at Home
You’ve decided to include resistance training in your workout routine, but wait…what if you don’t have access to a gym, don’t own a set of ...
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Fun Full-Body Workout You Can Do in Any Gym
Let’s head to my favorite playground – the gym!Yes, I genuinely describe the gym as an adult playground. It can be a great mental and ...
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Home Workout with Dumbbells and Body Weight
We don’t all have access to a gym, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t do resistance training. So here we go, another fun, heart-pumping ...
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Resistance Training Guidelines for Older Adults or Anyone with Reduced Mobility
In addition to aerobic activities, you can greatly improve your blood glucose by doing some resistance, or weight, training.Like so many ...
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Why Resistance Training is Great for Diabetes Management
What if I told you that I have the magic formula for looking good, feeling amazing, and using less insulin (or other diabetes drugs)?!! ...
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Full-Body Gym Workout
YES! It’s time to lift some weights! We are going to the gym today for a fun full-body workoutThis basic, but very effective, workout ...