Everyday Steps Offers Motivation To Diabetics (Audio)
Philadelphia Endicrinologist Dr. Sergei Jabbour said 15 percent of Louisiana residents have diabetes. What's more is that of the 33,000 people who are diagnosed each year in Louisiana, 95 percent of them have Type 2 Diabetes.
Jabbour said walking has been proven to lower blood sugars and improve diabetes. Walking can also lower the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
Jabbour and Dr. Sheri Colberg, a professor of exercise science at Old Dominion University, have teamed up with Astra Zeneca and the Diabetes Hands Foundation to develop the Everyday Steps initiative.
The Web site offers 12 steps to help motivate everyone to get active to maintain a healthful lifestyle.
Click the photo below to listen to Rob and Bernie's interview with the two health professionals from this morning's show.
If you feel like reaching your fitness goal is too daunting a task, you're not alone. Jabbour said the key here is to start really slow and take one step at a time (both literally, and figuratively speaking).
With mobile apps that can track how many steps we take and how many calories we burn, it is easier than ever to keep track of our fitness goals...especially when walking.
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