Monday, December 29, 2008

What is the best type of cardio training?

Everyone will tell you what the best cardio training is. I will let you in on a big secret. The best cardio training exercise is the one that you like doing that will keep your heart rate in between 95 and 140 beats per minute for the time you have set for your goal. It is important to do something you like. I cannot stress that enough. If you try one thing and you do not like it do not say to yourself I cannot do this, just try something else and keep trying different things until you find something that you like. Try and be flexible. Once you find something you like, change it around a little bit. This way you do not wind up getting bored. I like the stationary bikes. So at the gym I ride a regular stationary bike, I bought a recumbent bike for my house and I even bought a couple of different regular bicycles which I ride around outside all the time. This is what I like. On the other hand, I know a lot of people who do all the different cardio machines at the gym all the time, you might like that much of a variety. Then of course you see the people who just jog all the time, even when it is cold. I guess that is what they like, so that works for them. What ever you like, that is the key.

Monday, December 15, 2008

What are diabetic complications?

When you hear someone has died from diabetes, that is somewhat not true. Diabetics who don't take care of themselves in the proper manner will over time develop diabetic complications in the area they were neglecting. For example, having diabetes does not mean that you will definitely have heart and circulation problems. But if you don't have your cholesterol checked regularly, take the cholesterol medicine you are supposed to be taking, and eat nothing but food loaded with high fat, you are more likely to develop this type of complication. Diabetes simply means that you are more at risk of developing some of these and/or other diabetic complications. So you have to take care of yourself a little more than a non diabetic. Plus, there are lots of treatments that work well to cut your risk so that you can lead a long and healthy life. For more information on types of lifestyle changes needed which will help to avoid these diabetic complications, feel free to visit my website.