Fitness — diabetes

Hey Warriors! I am posting a video of one of the first workouts in the P90X3 series, Total Synergisitics!  This routine is a total body burner! Every body part is worked in this routine, and you will definitely feel it. There are 16 exercises in this program.  The routine lasts a total of 30 minutes, which includes a short warm up in the beginning.  Here are the exercises in the routine: Push Up/Side Arm Balance Cresent Chair Pull Knee Pull Flip Flop Crunch Crawly Plyo Push Ups Releve-Plie, Weighted Chin Up Circle Crunch Boat Plow Balance Arch Press 3 Hop...

Dominating Type 1 Diabetes: Intense Workouts, P90X, and T1D Hey Warriors! A couple weeks ago I let you know that I was beginning to embark on a Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet and an increase intensity and focus on my exercise routine.  I have been working out regularly for many years and I have performed many types of routines, including weight training, running/biking, and most recently, high intensity at home workouts like P90X and P90X3.  Currently, I am on week 9 of the P90X3 program.  This is my 3rd round of this program. I absolutely love it!  It has...

A new year, a new focus. My journey beginning a Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF) Diet and its effect on Type 1 Diabetes. Hey WARRIORS! Before we begin, I want to warn you…I am not a writer! But I want to share my experiences, good and bad, and I begin implementing the Low Carb/High Fat (LCHF) Diet.  I am very excited to see how this diet will affect my management of Type 1 Diabetes. My most recent A1C was 6.8 on December 10, 2015.  I really want to get into the low 6s or even the upper 5s…a stretch,  I...

Men's Fitness wrote a great article examining the importance of BMI as a true measurement of health.  According to a recent article in Mother Jones.....maybe it isn't!  The bottom line is...focus on getting active, not your BMI! Kit Fox of Men's Fitness writes: As far as numbers go, this one carries a lot of weight.  Doctors, healthcare providers, and personal trainers emphasize body mass index (BMI) for a myriad of reasons, from personal weight loss aspirations to insurance premiums. Think you’re fit, fat, overweight, or obese? Find out with a simple number, a number it turns out is based on a equation...

Hey Warriors! It’s been a few week since I updated my progress through my P90X journey.  Yes, I am still going strong!! I have completed Day 33 and I am feeling great.  The program is really doing wonders!  I am feeling really good and my blood sugar numbers have been very solid as well!  So far I have had no issues with lows during a workout, which has been a relief. It’s is truly amazing and gratifying to see how much progress you can make from week 1 to week 5.  The progress from one week to the next is...