Aerobic exercise makes your heart and bones strong, relieves stress, reduces your chances for developing type 2 diabetes, helps your insulin work better (if you have diabetes) and improves blood circulation. It also lowers your risk for heart disease by keeping your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels on target.
Aim for about 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week (a total of at least 150 minutes each week). If you haven’t been very active recently, start with 5 or 10 minutes a day, then work up to more time each week. Or split up your activity for the day. Try a brisk 10-minute walk three times a day. Your healthcare team can show you how to warm up and stretch before aerobic exercise and how to cool down afterward.
—Source: American Diabetes Association
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, August 2014
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