Starting a workout program as a person with diabetes can be daunting, even if it’s something you really want to do. I hear a lot of people ...
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Surfing with Type 1 Diabetes
I recently received an email from a fellow active T1D asking how I manage my blood sugar during a surf session. I thought my methods could ...
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Book Review – The Diabetic Muscle and Fitness Guide
I love lifting weights and building lean muscle mass, so I was very excited to read and review “The Diabetic Muscle and Fitness Guide” by ...
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Full-Body Dumbbell Home Workout
Are you ready for a fun full-body dumbbell workout you can do at home? I know that last week’s upper and lower body splits were super ...
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Upper-Body Dumbbell Workout
We are splitting our workouts into upper and lower-body workouts this week. Since the last workout was a lower-body dumbbell workout, it’s ...
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Leg Workout Using Only Dumbbells
I have always found that legs are the hardest body parts to train at home. You just can’t get the same amount of resistance as you can ...
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Full-Body Dumbbell Workout You Can Do at Home
I love my home dumbbell workouts! This one is a little harder than the last one but you can always use a lower weight or do fewer reps ...
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Full-Body Home Workout Using Dumbbells and Body Weight
YES! It’s time to lift some weights! Are you ready for a fun full-body dumbbell workout you can do at home? We have been doing only ...
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How to Lose Belly Fat the Right Way (And Why Ab Exercises Won’t Help)
The idea that you can lose fat on a specific area of your body by performing exercises for that body part (called spot reduction) is one of ...
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High-Intensity Home Workout
I’m having so much fun creating these workout videos! Since the weather has been brutal in many parts of the country, it has been important ...
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Low Impact Home Workout
Today I want to change things up a little with a low impact home workout! Low impact means no jumping and that you’ll have at least one ...
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Fun & Effective Cardio Home Workout
Are you ready for another fun cardio home workout? As always, make sure you have plenty of space and a good surface to exercise on before ...
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How to Manage Your Blood Sugars When Exercising with Diabetes
Few things are more frustrating than having to stop your workout to treat a low (or high) blood sugar. It can be absolutely “I want to cry ...
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Home Cardio Workout
Time to get sweaty with a fun but challenging home cardio workout! Make sure you have plenty of space and a good surface to exercise on ...
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How to Have a Fun Cardio Workout
To a lot of people (me included), the words “fun” and “cardio” are mostly contradictory. You can’t have both at the same time :D . I enjoy ...
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Home Resistance Band Full-Body Workout
I love workouts you can do anywhere without a lot of equipment! Whenever I travel anywhere, I bring my resistance bands so I can do this ...
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4 Things You Really Need to Know about Diabetes and Exercise
I have always known at some level that exercise did good things for my blood glucose, even before I had my first blood glucose meter (after ...
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Diabetic and Fibromyalgia – Staying Active without Triggering a Massive Flare-Up
We all wish we could exercise like Arnold Schwarzenegger: relentlessly and mercilessly, but the reality is that many of us have several ...
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Fit With Diabetes Challenge Resistance Training Workout #2
I’m so happy that so many of you liked the resistance band workout I posted here on Diabetes Strong earlier this week. Since you liked it so ...
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What To Eat Before A Workout (Including 6 Delicious Recipes)
General wisdom holds that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and while that may be true, any fitness buff will tell you that ...