For years physicians and health experts have recommended an exercise routine with low-moderate intensity physical activity for individuals with type II diabetes or who were pre-diabetic.
The norm would be to recommend low intensity aerobic activity like walking and light resistance training. Truth be told, until recently there really has been that many high quality studies comparing the intensity of exercise and how it relates to blood glucose control.
With the release of several studies over the past few years, health experts are beginning to adjust their recommendations to include more moderate to “vigorous” physical activity. In 2011, the American College of Sports Medicine revised their previous recommendations issued in 2000 on “Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes.” Here’s a quick summary of their new guidelines.
I received a good question today from a fellow fitness professional regarding my position on burst training as it relates to individuals with high blood pressure. I’ll share with you our correspondence to explain my position based on experience working with numerous clients over the years.
If you’re looking to build muscle, lose fat, and increase strength and power in minimal time, burst training is the workout for you. What is burst training? It’s high intensity-short duration resistance training that produces results like nothing else. Most people look to build fitness through weight machine exercises and low-intensity aerobics. While this approach has some benefits it develops little power, strength, speed or functional fitness for optimal performance.