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Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

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hankjam said:
Hi Brett, sorry if I missed it, could you describe your the short burst high intensity today for 2 mins for 20 mins.
Interested in exercise.
Cheers
Hj
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Hi hj

It's basically you do a high intensity exercise for 2 mins and then rest for a minute and then exercise again for 2 mins and rest for a minute. Do this 7 times and its proven to burn more fat off your body throughout the day. I saw this yesterday on BBC and have heard about it earlier somewhere too.
 
brettsza said:
Hi hj

It's basically you do a high intensity exercise for 2 mins and then rest for a minute and then exercise again for 2 mins and rest for a minute. Do this 7 times and its proven to burn more fat off your body throughout the day. I saw this yesterday on BBC and have heard about it earlier somewhere too.
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Even better is to exercise at 60% - 70% of Max heart rate for 1 min then up it to 80% - 90% of Max heart rate for 2 mins, then repeat to a total of 10 cycles but, add a minute at 60% - 70% of Max heart rate at the end plus a warm up and cool down.

It's known as High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and works wonders on raising your metabolic rate over the long term.
 
Baruney said:
Hola

I use a Samsung too
Have to rush out the door now but will fill n the details later about how you exercise to a particular goal say fat burning rather than carb burning. Takes a bit of getting used to and you may have to slow down initially but in the the long run well worth it.
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Hi again

I use this one on the phone but also bought a Bluetooth hrm as it ties in with some really good apps to monitor heart rate, zones, calories etc and all have great maps and graphs if your out walking. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Big fan of training for a specific goal.
 

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Day25 ND, 4.9 keeping away from buns and chocolate eggs!

@Baruney, I use a Garmin Vivofit to keep track of my walk/runs as it ties into many apps, such as you describe, even sleep, which I don't believe I ever get enough of, and perfect for checking progress towards my goal of 20 km before my next birthday.
Recently read of a Japanese study of walking quickly for 3 minutes then walking moderately for 3
minutes, which had metabolic advantages over maintaining a steady pace. So, a variation on HIT.
Cannot give reference, as was only reading while waiting for an appointment.
 
Woke up with a migraine, and finally did my fasting test mid morning - 6.5, which could have been worse I suppose...

A really miserable start to Easter proper - and it's been dark, windy, with heavy rain all day, so I was glad I had a good reason to stay in bed. Spent most of the afternoon being cuddled by a cold wet little dog - he uses me as his hot water bottle when he needs warming up/drying off after his walks ... :eek: but it's often quite comforting to have him there tucked up under my shoulder!

I haven't been able to access the forum at all until this evening - though everything else seems to have been OK including the main diabetes.co.uk site.

Robbity
 
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