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<blockquote data-quote="gymJunki3" data-source="post: 639003" data-attributes="member: 129326"><p>Hey purplekat. You can be a diabetic and still take classes or be a fitness trainer. I have DM2 and I am into body building and fitness. I workout 6 days a week, alternating high intensity interval running and weight lifting. For my recovery day, I train for boxing.</p><p></p><p>But remember:</p><p>1. Before you start with any program you really have to find out how your body responds to the workout. Monitor your blood sugar before, during and after the workout. Same thing applies when you change programs.</p><p>2. Always bring a glucose pill, non-diet soda or a bar of chocolate with you to the gym (<em>I always bring my emergency chocolate bar during training, I only got it use it once and I hope never to use it again!</em>)</p><p>3. Let you trainer/instructor know you are diabetic.</p><p>4. Eat right to nourish your body. Working out still doesn't give us the license to binge on carbs.</p><p></p><p>These are people who inspired me:</p><p>Gary Hall – swimmer, Olympic Medalist</p><p>Vinnie Santana - Professional Triathlete and trainer</p><p>Ginger Vieira's - Personal trainer, yoga instructor, motivational fitness and diabetes coach, professional power lifter and diabetic</p><p></p><p>Let me know how it goes for you.</p><p>Goodluck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gymJunki3, post: 639003, member: 129326"] Hey purplekat. You can be a diabetic and still take classes or be a fitness trainer. I have DM2 and I am into body building and fitness. I workout 6 days a week, alternating high intensity interval running and weight lifting. For my recovery day, I train for boxing. But remember: 1. Before you start with any program you really have to find out how your body responds to the workout. Monitor your blood sugar before, during and after the workout. Same thing applies when you change programs. 2. Always bring a glucose pill, non-diet soda or a bar of chocolate with you to the gym ([I]I always bring my emergency chocolate bar during training, I only got it use it once and I hope never to use it again![/I]) 3. Let you trainer/instructor know you are diabetic. 4. Eat right to nourish your body. Working out still doesn't give us the license to binge on carbs. These are people who inspired me: Gary Hall – swimmer, Olympic Medalist Vinnie Santana - Professional Triathlete and trainer Ginger Vieira's - Personal trainer, yoga instructor, motivational fitness and diabetes coach, professional power lifter and diabetic Let me know how it goes for you. Goodluck! [/QUOTE]
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