Goal: Become Stronger.
Action: Start some form of Resistance Exercise.
Purpose: Improve Health and Reduce Risk of Chronic Diseases.
Weight-Training or Resistance Training
Has been shown to:
Improve your physical capacity.
Improve strength of joints and tendons.
Improve bone density.
Improve quality of life.
Improve blood pressure.
Improve VO2 max, the main marker for physical fitness.
Improve coordination, reduce the risk of falls and prevent the loss of muscle mass.
Improve joint flexibility.
Improve focus.
Improve range of movement.
Improve balance and stability.
Improve cardiovascular function.
Improve stress levels.
Improve the play of the immune system (with moderate exercise).
The important one, as far as type 2 diabetes is concerned is:
It improves the control of glucose – the more muscle you have the more space you have for glucose storage in the form of glycogen. So instead of overflowing from the fat cells, glucose can be taken up by the muscles and used as a source of energy during resistance exercises.
Indeed, studies show that people who weight train have better blood glucose control than those who do not.
Once again, I urge you to assess your current game situation and if you decide resistance exercise is not for you at this moment, then fine, simply find something else that gets you moving and motivated.
Remember: Exercise is not the key to reversing type 2 diabetes, it just makes it easier.
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