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Get Started With Resistance Training
Get Started With Resistance Training There are many different ways to do resistance training, and you don’t need to spend hours a day lifting weights to benefit from strength training. Here are two resistance exercises you can start to implement in your workout program two times a week. Squats A great exercise for strengthening hips,…
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Strength Training How-Tos
Why Strength Training Strength training has so many benefits, but the most critical one is that it makes it easier to control your blood glucose level. Strength training help your body: Respond better to insulin Improve the way it uses blood glucose Lose and/or maintain weight Lower your risk for heart disease It is recommended…
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Strength Training and Diabetes
Strength Training Strength training is known by many names, including resistance exercises or weight training. All of these terms refer to exercises where you lift or pull against resistance, usually added by weights. The resistance can be dumbbells, rubber exercise tubing, your own body weight, bricks, bottles of water, or any other object that causes…
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What is Aerobic Fitness?
What is Aerobic Exercise? Aerobic exercise means “with oxygen.” It increases your breathing and heart rates, and helps keep your heart, lungs, and circulatory system healthy. Structured Aerobic Exercise has been proven to increase insulin sensitivity, overall, for those with diabetes, even after 1 week. What are some aerobic exercises? Aerobic exercise involves repeated and…
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The Ideal Type of Physical Activity
Purpose of Getting More Active Exercise helps prevent excess weight gain, maintain weight loss, boosts mood and prevent or manage diseases like heart disease and cancer. As you know, the goal is to get at least 150 minutes of activity each week, ideally at a moderate pace. To find out if you’re being active at…
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Smart Cooking Tips
Smart Cooking Tips Convenience foods such as takeaway and supermarket ready-to-eat meals can be expensive, and some are notoriously high in salt and fat. Fast foods are up to 65 per cent higher in calories, and larger in portion size than food prepared at home. If you lack the time or motivation to cook healthy,…
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Helpful Healthy Shopping Tips
Helpful Healthy Shopping Tips You can shop for healthy food without spending a lot of time or money. A shopping list presents an organised approach which will help you get in and out of the grocery store without wasting time to look for groceries you don’t need. By following your shopping list you can reduce…
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Shopping Lists
Importance of Shopping Lists A shopping list gives you the opportunity to evaluate the type of foods you consume. The list is your line of defense against making poor, last-minute food choices. After you have planned your meals and snacks for the week, check your kitchen to see what you have. Then make a list…
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Weekend Meal Planning with Snacks
Meal Plan For a Weekend A meal out with friends after work on Thursday, dinner at your favorite restaurant on Friday, and family gathering on Saturday. Before you know it the weekend just turned into a calorie-fest that undermines a week’s worth of healthy eating. A few healthy changes during the weekend can help you…
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Weekday Meal Planning with Snacks
Meal Plan For a Weekday Create A Meal Plan Planning meals ahead of time will help you make healthier food choices, save time and reduce stress. Start by looking at the week ahead, assess your schedule and then decide on the recipes you want to make. Check the pantry for food items you already have…