Physical activity is generally recommended to people who are diagnosed as being pre-diabetic. The aim: to prevent their disease from progressing to full-blown Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers in the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, set up a study to discover how much aerobic endurance exercise training alone could contribute to halting progress of the condition. The result of their work was published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise in June 2011.
The Study: One hundred and sixty-six participants were included in the study: 47 with pre-diabetes and 119 with normal blood sugar levels. A standardized program of exercise training was applied to all participants for six months.
At the end of the study improvement was seen in the volunteers' blood sugar and in how they were able to process sugar for energy. Although they were still pre-diabetic at the end of the study, the pre-diabetics showed greater improvement than the non-diabetics. The improvements took place regardless of changes in the volunteers body weight. The authors concluded that, although exercise alone was not enough to cure pre-diabetes, it helped the patients to improve their blood sugar levels and their sensitivity to insulin.
What is Aerobic Exercise? Aerobic exercise is defined as physical activity that quickens the pulse rate and breathing. It includes:
brisk walking,cycling, andother activities that get your heart rate up.
Endurance is increased with increasing levels and the time you participate in aerobic activities.
More and more children are becoming pre-diabetic and Type 2 diabetic, and some teachers have developed techniques combining spelling lessons with aerobics. Help your child to learn spelling by having him or her spell a word while lifting arms high for letters that stand high above the line, such as b, f, h, or l, put hands onto hips for letters such as a, c, and e, and touch toes for letters that go below the line, such as g, p or y.
Walking or riding a bicycle to school, library, or friends' houses instead of being driven everywhere is another way to get some aerobic activity, and it can serve to build good habits for later life. Swimming at the beach or in a pool will be fun this summer, and water aerobics programs are available in many community centers, or just take everyone to the beach or a pool to swim.
Need a Little More Motivation? Playing music around the pool can inspire people to want to move in time with the tempo. Community centers also have aerobic dance classes, and many aerobic dance videos are available from your local library. Get the family involved by setting a good example. With smaller children, put on some music and encourage them to make up their own dances.
Birthday parties don't have to be just an excuse for eating cake and ice cream. Get everyone up for a dance. Summer vacation was invented for children to be able to help their families out on the farm, and pre-diabetes was unheard of in children.
What's the Bonus? The blood sugar-lowering effect lingers from twenty-four to seventy-two hours after exercising. Muscles continue soaking up glucose, turning it into glycogen. The glycogen will then be used in future workouts and on other occasions when your body needs energy.
And don't forget to consider the amazing effects of exercise on your disease as well as on your weight loss efforts, and your overall health.
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