Topic
Physical Activity & Exercise
How exercise affects blood sugar, and safe activity recommendations.
Why Movement Works at This Stage
Activity improves insulin sensitivity directly, without any weight loss at all. That makes it the highest-return change available in prediabetes.
Starting from Zero
If you currently do no exercise at all, aiming straight at the weekly targets will fail. Here is a realistic first four weeks that does not.
How Much Is Enough?
The weekly numbers behind the general advice to be more active, and the reassuring fact that they can be broken into very small pieces indeed.
Adding Strength Work
Muscle is where your body disposes of most of its glucose. Building some twice a week helps insulin resistance directly, and needs no equipment.
Fitting Activity into a Working Day
Long commutes and desk jobs leave no obvious slot for exercise. Here is how to reach the weekly total without ever having to find a spare hour.