Women who walk at least three hours a week are much less likely to have a stroke than are those who don’t or who walk less, according to a story in Reuters.
The story is based on new research coming out of Spain.
“The message for the general population remains similar: regularly engaging in moderate recreational activity is good for your health,” lead author José María Huerta of the Murcia Regional Health Authority in Spain told Reuters Health.
Women who were regular walkers saw a 43 percent reduction in stroke risk compared to an inactive group, the study found.
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that people do at least 150 minutes – or two-and-a-half hours – of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, per week.
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Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? Well, if you’re like most Americans, you have at least one resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, your resolution is probably related to health and fitness. The top three New Year’s Resolutions include eating healthier, exercising more, and losing weight.
While resolutions are well-intentioned, unfortunately many people fail at keeping them. For many people living with diabetes, starting a new exercise routine can pose problems.
Blood sugar levels can go up and down when you exercise. This can be frustrating. But it is important to exercise to help keep the heart and blood vessels healthy. You can avoid problems if you keep good records of exercise and blood sugar.
How does exercise affect blood sugar levels?
Exercise usually helps lower your blood sugar. Insulin is more effective during and after exercise. Research has shown that after 1 hour of afternoon exercise, blood sugars will stay lower until the next morning. The body is more sensitive to insulin and the insulin can work more efficiently. This means a lower daily dose is needed. Exercise can be a very good way to lower a high blood sugar (as long as ketones are not present).
Sometimes blood sugars go up with exercise. This may be because you’re excited and is releasing a hormone called adrenaline. This is normal whether or not you have diabetes. The adrenaline causes sugar to be released from stores in the muscle and liver and raises the blood sugar for awhile. This usually happens in the first hour of exercise.
The best way to know how exercise affects your blood sugar is to check blood sugars before, during, and after the exercise. If blood sugar drops during or after exercise, you need to eat extra snacks. When this happens, test your blood sugar every 15 minutes until the blood sugar is in the normal range.
Keeping good records is important. That way, a similar exercise done at a similar time of day with a similar starting blood sugar level will help you know how to adjust insulin and snacks.
If you’re having problems managing your diabetes with exercise, talk with your healthcare provider.
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Mr Divabetic’s colorful world famous ‘Fruit Suit’ inspired this year’s collection of great gift ideas for people living with diabetes. From the deep purple jewel tones of eggplant to the vibrant zesty yellow shades of melons, you’ll find all types of gadgets, books and gizmos to keep you happy and healthy this coming year.
We hope our rainbow colored Favorite Things List for 2012 inspires you to eat more fruits and vegetables. Eating plenty of vegetables and fruits can help you ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure, prevent some types of cancer, avoid a painful intestinal ailment called diverticulitis, and guard against cataract and macular degeneration, two common causes of vision loss. One of the healthiest eating habits you can foster in your family is to make vegetables the centerpiece of your holiday meals and let the other food groups accompany them.
Experts agree that all you need is to walk 30 minutes daily to notice some health benefits of walking everyday. You can even divide the 30 minutes into shorter periods of at least 10 minutes each during the day. When you add running segments to a walk, you can experience a sense of joy not bestowed by other life activities. Our favorite shoe to fit an active lifestyle is Mizuno Women’s Wave Rider 15 which offers simultaneous cushioning and stability. We picked these fashion-forward sneakers because “curvy girls” love them! Many say, Mizuno’s offer the right cushion and light weight. These shoes are so ‘perfect’ you’re sure to buy them again! $103.45 with free shipping. Available at Zappos.com
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At 70 years old, The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin still wears shiny silver sequins, sings, dances and plays the piano to energize crowds who typically rise to their feet to belt out her hits right along with her when she performs.
When asked how she’s able to put on several concerts a month, Aretha says, “I stay in great shape. I walk. I am very, very fit… walking K-Marts, the Superstores, Wal-Marts. I diet, I get my rest… You have to stay in good shape. I wondered how Mick Jagger could do all the running around that he did. And it’s because he stays in shape!”
With a long family history of cancer, health advocacy has become one of this diva’s top priorities. “My great-grandmother had cancer and this was over 100 years ago… at that time they didn’t know what it was – she was just in pain all the time and they didn’t have anything for it in the South and in the country. My sister Erma passed with lung cancer and my sister Carolyn passed with breast cancer, so I came (to this event) to encourage these women today and these survivors to continue on and hold your head up and keep going.”
On the same note, Aretha Franklin feels Whitney Houston’s passing earlier this year should serve as a cautionary tale for young women everywhere, adding, “It’s nice to know she isn’t forgotten and people are still paying tribute to her. Hopefully that will be a wake up call as well for some younger artists who saw what she went through and what that can lead to… You know, there will be something good about it.”
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You’ve got to move your body to live longer. A new study in the journal The Lancet shows just how big of a toll physical inactivity takes on our health — and how its relationship with death may be comparable to that of smoking.
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that not engaging in moderate exercise for 150 minutes a week (what is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) was linked with 5.3 million deaths worldwide in 2008 — about 9 percent of all deaths.
“With elimination of physical inactivity, life expectancy of the world’s population might be expected to increase by 0.68 years,” researchers wrote in the study. “These findings make inactivity similar to the established risk factors of smoking and obesity.”
The researchers found that not engaging in the recommended exercise levels was the main cause of 6 to 10 percent of coronary heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer and Type 2 diabetes cases around the world.
Specifically, not meeting the recommended exercise levels was linked with 6 percent of coronary heart disease cases, 7 percent of cases of Type 2 diabetes, and 10 percent of cases of colon and breast cancer.
The CDC recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes per week of a moderate aerobic exercise – like walking briskly — plus two or more days of muscle-strengthening activities. Or, another recommended combination is 75 minutes per week of vigorous aerobic exercise — like running — along with two or more days of muscle-strengthening activities. Yet another recommended combination is doing a mix of vigorous and moderate aerobic exercises along with the two days or more of muscle-strengthening exercise.
And you don’t need to do all that exercise in one sitting: The CDC says that doing just a bit at a time – even 10 minute increments — can help you achieve recommended exercise levels.
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If you’re at risk for developing diabetes and want to lower that risk, it may be as simple as going for a short walk every day.
The University of Washington and University of Pittsburgh researchers studied 1,800 people who wore pedometers for a week and had an average body mass index of 32, which signifies obesity. People who walked between 5,400 and 7,799 steps each day had a 26 percent lower risk of diabetes compared with people who walked less than 3,500 steps. And people who walked 7,800 or more steps each day had a 23 percent lower risk of diabetes.
This isn’t the first time walking has been shown to ward off diabetes. The American Diabetes Association suggests people should walk 5 miles, or 10,000 steps, per day. If that sounds overwhelming, start with a comfortable pace – even as little as 10 minutes a day – and gradually add more time every week until you get to about 30 to 45 minutes every day.
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91-year-old yoga instructor, Mabes Morrill, brought her love of yoga to NBC’s “TODAY” show and even taught a few moves.
While living in Venezuela in the late 1960s, Morrill developed a bad case of arthritis. A neighbor helped her ease the pain with yoga. In return, Morrill brought yoga to the states where she has been teaching for the last 40 years — for free.
Practicing yoga has done a great deal for the nonagenarian’s health, as she claims to be ailment free.
Dionne sure knew what she was singing about! Walking has been proven to be a great form of exercise for women!
A recent study showed that walking 150 minutes per week and losing just 7% of your body weight (12-15 pounds) can reduce your risk of diabetes by 58%. Researchers also found that women who walked the equivalent of an easy pace at least 1.5 hours per week had significantly better cognitive function and less cognitive decline than women who walked less than 40 minutes per week. Think about that!
Walking is good for your bones. Research shows that postmenopausal women who walk approximately one mile each day have higher whole-body bone density than women who walk shorter distances, and walking is also effective in slowing the rate of bone loss from the legs.
Walking helps alleviate symptoms of depression. Walking for 30 minutes, three to five times per week for 12 weeks reduced symptoms of depresssion as measured with a standard depression questionnaire by 47%. Don’t get down, get DIVA! Take a stroll today.
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Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? Well, if you’re like most Americans, you have at least one resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, your resolution is probably related to health and fitness. The top three New Year’s Resolutions include eating healthier, exercising more, and losing weight.
