Activity “duo” slashes TYPE 2 DIABETES risk 75%!
Friend, if you have type 2 diabetes, you know that staying “active” can be easier said than done.
Sure, you KNOW you need to stay active… but the REALITY is, sweating bullets at the gym takes a TON of effort… and can even be DANGEROUS if you don’t know what you’re doing.
But today, I’m sharing a new approached to diabetes and “activity” – and this new research says that it can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes nearly 75%!
(No gym membership required.)
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine is flipping the whole notion that rigorous activity is the only type of exercise that can prevent diabetes.
You see, according to new findings, low impact activities – like GARDENING and WALKING – can send diabetes risk plummeting!
And these simple activities can reduce your risk – even if you’re genetically predisposed to the disease!
The study itself found that folks who engaged in over an hour of moderate to vigorous daily exercise were 74% less likely to develop diabetes than those leading sedentary lifestyles.
Moderate to vigorous ranged from light activities like gardening… to more upbeat movements like brisk walking… to intense exercises like distance running or cycling.
The moral of the story?
GET UP AND MOVE to stop diabetes!
Coupled with a healthy diet limited in refined sugars, staying active is a great way to fend off the risk of diabetes.
And, like I mentioned, simple tasks like gardening and walking are fantastic ways to stay active without feeling like your body is being put through the ringer.
If you are starting a new activity regimen, be sure to talk to you doctor first.
To the simple things in life,
Sarah Reagan
PS – Speaking of outdoor activities, check out this afternoon’s eAlert on the science behind another outdoor sport that can arm you with protection against another disease.
Sources:
Study Finds. “Gardening, brisk walks slash diabetes risk — even if you inherited bad genes.” https://studyfinds.org/slash-diabetes-risk-genes/
