| Abstract: |
This book helps people who have diabetes stay active by making the most of the activities they do daily such as walking, performing household chores, or gardening. The book begins by identifying the benefits of exercise, including improving blood glucose control, preventing heart disease, and controlling weight, and explaining how to begin incorporating activity into a daily routine. This is followed by a chapter that focuses on setting activity goals, making a plan to achieve them, and staying committed to a plan. Other chapters offer guidelines on building an activity program; identify ways to be more active at home, at play, and on the job; and discuss setting goals for a lifetime of physical activity and using the FITT Principle to set out exercise goals. In addition, the book provides guidelines on monitoring the effect of activity on blood glucose levels and presents sample exercises in a sit, stretch, and strengthen routine. 1 appendix. 8 figures. 16 tables. |