English: mbbradford, i made this image myself (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When you exercise your muscles need more glucose to supply energy. In response, your liver increases the amount of glucose it releases into your bloodstream. Remember, however, that the glucose needs insulin in order to be used...
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Showing posts with label Work Out. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Work Out. Show all posts
The Undeniable Relationship Between Exercise and Health
These days, it seems like it is more difficult than ever for most of us to find the time to exercise. We are busier than ever and often times, we have other obligations that we put above our own well-being. And while we have all heard the doctor's recommendation that we should be getting at least thirty...
Building Muscle Without Heavy Weights
Michael
4:32 AM
diabetes, Medical Review, Medical Studies, type-1, type-2, Work Out, workout
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Weight training at a lower intensity but with more repetitions may be as effective for building muscle as lifting heavy weights says a new opinion piece in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism."The perspective provided in this review highlights that other resistance protocols, beyond the often discussed high-intensity training, can be effective in stimulating a muscle building response that...
Big Blue Test Nov 1 - 14
Michael
8:02 AM
big blue test, diabetes, diabetes foundation, diabetic, Progress, Work Out
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What Is Big Blue Test? The Big Blue Test is a diabetes awareness program started by the nonprofit Diabetes Hands Foundation, that takes place every November leading up to World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes. People with diabetes are...
Walking down your blood sugar
I just got done using the Walk Down Your Blood Sugar at Home DVD and in just 15 minutes of watching this fun and energetic video, I had already walked 1 mile. This DVD offers a 2 mile walk which I am assuming that for the full two miles is just short of 35 minutes. The instructor Leslie is charismatic...
Working Out….Again
Well this morning I started doing my Gentle Tai Chi again. After 6 weeks of not doing it I forgot how great of a work out this DVD actually is. I had a workout partner today which kept me motivated and focused. My competitive side came out, I had to out do them. So even though my arms, legs, and stomach...
Working Out….Again
Well this morning I started doing my Gentle Tai Chi again. After 6 weeks of not doing it I forgot how great of a work out this DVD actually is. I had a workout partner today which kept me motivated and focused. My competitive side came out, I had to out do them. So even though my arms, legs, and stomach...
Yard Work + Motivation = Working Out
Well one thing I hate about Fall here in the great North West of Washington is that our grass begins to grow at an alarming rate. Fall typically a time when things begin to wither and die, has somehow forgot to pass the memo to this Evergreen state.So after two and a half weeks or drizzle and rain,...
Pedometer Week 5
Sorry about the way this looks, when I printed it out I did so on portrait instead of landscape, but it is the same form. I have exceeded this weeks goals, as I had lowered them due to the horrible results last week. I have made the decision that when it rains out side I will do 10-15 minutes on...
Excuses we all make
We tend to find excuses not to exercise all the time. "I can't afford going to the gym", "I don't want people to see me working out", "I don't have any equipment", "I can't get motivated". Well trust me I use to say all of these things, until I noticed that I weighed 439 pounds, and was only 29 and...
pedometer week 3
Here is week #3 of my pedometer progress chart. I have to say that I am kicking butt and taking names with this one. Every week I am setting goals for myself based on the preformance of the prior week.I can't believe that just walking around the house on some days can add up to over 2 miles. But...
Walking with a sibling
My dearest sister has decided to join me on my quest for self-improvement, weight loss, and living a healthier life style. Today she and I walked 2 miles of the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend Washington. It was quite nice, as normally when ever we would walk together she would blow right past me,...
A stroll around H. J. Carrol Park
Today I went for a very nice walk with a good friend of mine through a local park called H. J. Carrol Park, located in Chimacum Washington, Jefferson County.They have a built in trail that you can walk which extends the entire parameter of the park, which is about 1 mile. With my recent fitness...
Pedometer Progress Week 1
Here is my first week's pedometer chart. I created this chart for a visual way to keep track of my walking progress. I looked for one on the net but couldn't seem to find one, so I made one on Excel.Anyways, I sat a goal of 4 miles for a week. I was plesantly suprised when I exceded the 4 miles and...
Walking is really a good thing
[caption id="attachment_451" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Larry Scott Trail - Port Townsend Wa"][/caption]Yesterday after dinner I decided that I wanted to go for a walk. I have recently heard a lot of people talking about the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend. So I thought 'what the heck,...
Tai Chi, Weights, Bands and Jogging Oh My!
Well today I did as the title of this post mentions. I did my Gentle Tai Chi Workout for 30 minutes, and busted out the grass mat and did 10 minutes of weights, did 2oo upper ab crunches, 30 lower ab crunches, 3 minutes on the stair climber, and a little jog, and finished off with...
Fitness Chart
I downloaded a Fitness chart for Excel today. I have to say, this looks like its going to be something good for me to keep updated on. It tracks everything from your weight, to your body mass index.Best of all it was free to download, and they have one for men and one for women, and they come in metric...
Pilates with a Mini Ball, Great Workout but....wow!
Well I went out and bought a 25cm Pilates Mini Ball (Plus Workout DVD) the other day and used it today for the first time. OMG! I didnt realize that Pilates was so intense. I did the workout's that came with the video, and then did my Tai Chi, and then did some power band exercises,...