The Best Exercise for Prediabetes (Science-Backed Tips on Frequency, Duration, Intensity, and Finding Your Perfect Fit)
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast, hosts Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez are joined by Jose Tejero, an exercise physiologist with a degree in Exercise Science. Together, they explore the best exercises for managing and preventing prediabetes. We delve into science-backed tips on the frequency, duration, and intensity of workouts to help you find your perfect fit. Discover the most effective types of exercises, compare the benefits of aerobic versus resistance training, and learn how regular physical activity can improve insulin sensitivity. We also discuss how to tailor exercise routines for those with diabetes, monitor progress, and offer practical advice for beginners. Tune in to empower your fitness journey and gain valuable insights to support your health goals.
In This Episode We’ll Cover:
The role of exercise in preventing type 2 diabetes
How exercise improves insulin sensitivity
Effective types of exercises for blood sugar control
Comparison of aerobic and resistance training benefits
Recommended frequency, duration, and intensity of workouts
Monitoring progress and ensuring exercise effectiveness
Special considerations for exercising with diabetes
Practical steps for beginners to start their fitness journey
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast. |
| 0:04.1 | Today is part three of our pre-diabetes series. |
| 0:09.0 | And today we're talking about the best exercise to prevent diabetes. |
| 0:14.4 | If you are somebody who already has diabetes, you'll still want to listen in because the recommendations for people who are trying to prevent |
| 0:21.2 | diabetes who have pre-diabetes are pretty similar to the recommendations for people who have |
| 0:26.2 | diabetes as well. And we're even going to go into a little bit of type 1 diabetes considerations |
| 0:31.9 | and one simple step that you can do if you have type 1 diabetes to make sure that your blood sugar |
| 0:37.1 | levels don't go |
| 0:37.9 | too low. In this episode, we're going to talk all about how exercise is very helpful for |
| 0:44.6 | increasing insulin sensitivity. We'll talk about the types of exercise that are recommended and the |
| 0:50.7 | exact frequency and duration that's recommended to do these exercises. We'll even go into |
| 0:55.6 | intensity levels because that's a question that many people wonder, how hard should I be going |
| 1:00.9 | in the gym, and ways to monitor progress. We're even going to talk about a strategy for exercise |
| 1:06.6 | that helps you slowly but surely build up on the exercise that you're doing so you don't create a plateau. |
| 1:14.3 | You definitely want to stay till the end because I feel like that's when the guest has their best tip for people who can get started today with one simple strategy that is evidence-based that will help reduce your blood sugar levels and help |
| 1:29.0 | improve your metabolic health. Yes. And our guest today is Jose Tejero, who is an exercise |
| 1:36.6 | physiologist. He has a degree in exercise science. And during his early years in practice, he worked |
| 1:42.6 | alongside plant-based physicians who treated metabolic |
| 1:45.7 | conditions with a focus on type 2 diabetes. Jose co-founded the type 2 diabetes revolution, |
| 1:51.9 | a diabetes health platform that helps individuals manage and prevent pre-diabetes and manage type 2 |
| 1:58.2 | diabetes through lifestyle modifications. |
| 2:03.2 | And with that, let's jump in to the episode. |
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