A Good Mornin’.
Every time I think life is about to slow down a little, something else pops up to keep me busy. Every time I turn around there a new work project/D.O.C. thing/volunteer thing/birthday party/insert time-consuming-item here And I feel like I’ve been complaining about not having enough time for everything for like….ten years in a row now. So I’ve decided […]
Push it to the limit…
It’s finally October folks, and that means my month of recovery has theoretically come to a close. For those of you out of the loop, I’ve had some hip and knee joint issues that required a month of chilling out on the exercise and twice-weekly physical therapy, plus home exercises. And how’s it going you […]
Namaste, and how’s you’re blood sugar?
In an effort to lay off the ole punching bag and rehab these achy joints of mine, I’ve dialed back my high-impact exercise for a bit and swapped it for a practice that I’ve never been particularly fond of: yoga. That’s right - this over-caffeinated, can’t-sit-still-for-two-seconds chick has forced herself to take off the boxing […]
To do.
Thank god for long weekends, because lately, the list of things I have to take care of in this 27 year old body has been growing. Between diabetes, my hip, my knee, and my wrist issues, here’s the short list of things I’m supposed to do every day: Tendon gliding exercises for wrist Ice my […]
Exercise my options…
Ok. Lookit. I know that exercise is good for me. That the cardiovascular effects alone are imperative to my overall health and beneficial to my diabetes control. I also know from years of being in the habit of exercising that it has a positive impact on my mental state of mind as well. But sometimes, […]
First impressions.
I walk in to my boxing gym last Thursday, swiping my card at check-in. “Who’s teaching the 6 o’clock kickboxing?” I ask at the front desk. “The new guy,” says the girl, nodding her head to the right. I look over at “the new guy.” He’s a 6’2” Hispanic man that looks built Ford-tough. His […]
Low mileage…
I somehow managed to book either a social bike ride or cycling competition for almost every weekend in April, so I thought this past Saturday would be a great time to get out on my road bike and a little training. One of my rides is a team triathlon coming up on April 11th, and […]
There’s no budging it…
When it comes to exercising in the morning before work, I can be stubborn about a lot of things. Things like: “No, it simply cannot already be 5:00am.” Or “I’m actually not going anywhere, in particular the gym, without an espresso.” But there’s one thing that’s stubborn on its own almost every time I head […]
I’ve had some poor timing lows too, Kris…
Exercise is a key component of diabetes management, but sometimes it seems nearly impossible to balance my workouts, insulin, and food. I’ve had many days when my exercise is interrupted by diabetes. Just last Thursday, I hit 54mg/dL near the end of my boxing class, forcing me to take in calories I had just burned, […]
24/7
I remember being about 11 years old, just one year into being a kid with diabetes. I had a general understanding of the bad and good numbers that the little meter would reveal to me, but I wasn’t always sure of how I got there. I had gone to a Padres game as part of […]