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and extremely athletic already! Most people would have to have been doing aerobic exercises for years, stretching themselves to the point of getting out of breath for an extended training period to be able to participate in the typical aerobics class at the gym and still remain within the aerobic state. If this is your goal – to work out at the aerobics classes in the gym, you’ll need to work up to it very slowly over a long period of time. Again, to keep yourself in the aerobic state, keep from getting out of breath. Once you get out of breath, you’re in the anaerobic state and working against the benefits you’re trying to achieve. Resistance training is also known as weight training or weight lifting. This is actually the form of exercise that has the greatest potential for helping you reduce your blood sugar as a type II diabetic. I’m not recommending that you become a body builder because that’s not really necessary. But to get the greatest benefit, you’ll want to challenge yourself. My best recommendation here is to find a personal trainer, usually available at any gym. Tell the trainer that you don’t want to put on a lot of bulky muscles, but that you do want to tone the muscles that you have. Then, during your program, keep in mind that you want to stay in the aerobic range (not getting out of breath) for maximum benefits as a type II diabetic and adjust your workouts accordingly. Ask your trainer to give you a variety of specific resistance exercises that take you to the point of fatigue by the third set of each exercise. Over a period of time, you’ll need to increase the amount of weight to get you to that fatigue point as you get stronger. That and your increased energy and stamina levels will be how you’ll know that your muscle cells are creating more mitochondria. Be sure to tell your trainer that as a type II diabetic, you have very strict limitations on your carbohydrate intake and will NOT be able to follow his or her normal nutritional recommendations for a work-out regimen. No carbs, no exceptions! If you have no trainer available or you’re interested in more aggressive resistance training and true body shaping, I recommend subscribing to some of the body building magazines available at most
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