by Dan | Jan 26, 2011 | Motivation
I think with all the snow, and cold weather, it was time to bring back a view from warmer days. This again was on our adventure hiking in the Rocky Mountains the first week of October 2010. The views out hiking were incredible. The hours we would spend hiking just flew by, and did not even seem like we were exercising. This brings back good memories once again, and to a time when there was no snow! That time will come again. It is supposed to be 30 degrees tomorrow…great temp to go outside for a run!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1218
by Dan | Jan 24, 2011 | Motivation
Well, when you factor in the wind chill, nothing like a 30 degree shift in positive temperature to make things feel better. My car thermometer said 30 degrees today! It can make things more tolerable when the temp picks up. Wait until Spring comes! A few more months to get through. We can do it! On the lower portion of this pictue you can see tracks from somebody having been out cross country skiing. This would have been a good day for this. Keep your chin up! Keep looking and focusing on your exercise goals, your New Years Resolutions, or Reflections from this year. I think next we will go over some tips for how to stay healthy when the weather around us is not good. Stay tuned….
Dr. Dan
My Activity today: 15 mile bike, weight workout, and 1+ hour of shoveling (from wind drifts)
Consecutive day #: 1216
by Dan | Jan 20, 2011 | Diabetes
Are there lifestyle changes recommended for prediabetes? Absolutely! Lifestyle changes can help many people with prediabetes to delay, or even prevent, the onset of full-blown diabetes. Changes that can help prevent diabetes are the same things that we are teaching in the Strive 2 Survive course, which includes weight loss, exercising frequently, even daily, and eating balanced diets. In a large research study called the Diabetes Prevention Study, lifestyle changes reduced the development of diabetes over 3 years by 58%. For people aged 60 or over, the reduction was even greater at 71%. The above picture may look good, but would not typically be part of a balanced diet, and is exactly what you want to be cutting back on if you have prediabetes, or diabetes already. Balance is the key!
Dr. Dan
My Activity today: 15 mile bike, weight workout
Consecutive day #: 1212
by Dan | Jan 17, 2011 | Etc.
We have all heard of Diabetes, but how many of us have heard about prediabetes? People with prediabetes have blood sugar levels that are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to indicate diabetes. Normal blood sugar levels for somebody fasting is less than 100. Diabetes is diagnosed when the blood sugar is 126 or higher. Prediabetes is a blood sugar level between 100-125. The Center for Disease Control estimates that as many as 57million Americans aged 20 or older have prediabetes. Prediabetes should not be ignored. If you have prediabetes, you’re at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as serious medical conditions associated with diabetes, including heart disease and stroke. So what do you do about it? Stay tuned as the next several posts will discuss this in more detail.
Dr. Dan
My Activity today: 15 mile bike
Consecutive day #: 1209
by Dan | Jan 15, 2011 | Exercise
As you continue to work on strength training exercises, you will find as time goes on, that the exercises will become easier. This is time to start increasing your efforts/weights to continue gaining strength. When starting, you want to be able to complete 2 sets of 8 repetitions in good form. Keep using that weight or resistance until you become strong enough to perform 12 to 15 repetitions. Overall, proper form is more important than quantity or speed. Stay tuned as the next post I will discuss diabetes/pre-diabetes.
Dr. Dan
My Activity today: 15 mile bike, 1+ hour of shoveling snow. Oh yeah!
Consecutive day #: 1207
