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Dover Personal Trainers Give You The Common Factor Between Insulin Resistance and Summer

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What do Insulin Resistance and Summer Have in Common?

Plenty, it turns out, and it has everything to do with what you’re eating this summer, says Dover Personal Traniers. Even though summer brings with it an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, making it easier to eat healthily, it also brings added risks.

What could taste better during the lazy, hazy days of summer than fruity cocktails and rich ice cream? Unfortunately, these are the foods that can spell danger for your blood sugar level. The few minutes of pleasure that you derive from those cold, sugary treats can pave the way for decades of chronic illness.

Blood Sugar Basics
When you eat sugary treats, your blood sugar levels rise. Dover Personal Trainer says, that Your blood sugar level is a measure of how much sugar or glucose is circulating in your bloodstream. Too much glucose in your blood is dangerous, so your body works hard to lower the levels. It does this by releasing insulin, a hormone which enables your cells to absorb the excess glucose.

The danger comes when you continue eating too much sugar, because your body responds by producing more and more insulin. Too much insulin trains your cells to become resistant to insulin, and this is called insulin resistance.
The net effect is that it then takes more and more insulin to make your cells remove the glucose from your blood. When this happens, your blood sugar levels stay elevated, your insulin levels stay elevated and you develop pre-diabetes.

Still want that ice cream? I know, me, too (says Dover Personal Trainers)!

Moderation is the Key

Don’t panic. This doesn’t mean that you can never indulge in a sugary treat again. What it means is that you need to be smart about the amount you eat and how you eat it.

Have you ever heard of the glycemic index? It is simply a way of categorizing foods according to their effects on the level of glucose in your blood. A food with a high glycemic index will cause more glucose to build up than will a food with a low glycemic index.

In order to control your blood sugar levels, it is helpful to eat lots of foods with a low glycemic index. And if you eat foods with a high glycemic index, be sure to pair them with low glycemic foods in order to slow the effect on your blood sugar.

High glycemic foods include white flour, white sugar, white rice, and even big, white potatoes. Low glycemic foods are foods that have lots of fiber and protein. These would include beans, whole grains, lean proteins and nuts says Dover Personal Trainers.

Simply being aware of the glycemic index will help you eat in a way that reduces the stress on your body. If you are going to have an ice cream treat, make sure you eat it at the end of a meal that contains low glycemic foods. And, if possible, have it on a resistance training day – that will help also!

So this summer, have an occasional treat, but be sure it is occasional...seriously. Your body will thank you!

Chris Gray
Owner, Dover Personal Trainers
Breakthrough Personal Coaching & Wellness

Susan Melda Success Story

11304256_1608979376054520_1810237196_nI began my journey with Breakthrough for one main reason–I wanted to lose weight and gain some muscle.

Like so many people I know, I’d diet and exercise, lose 10 pounds, and a few months later put all the weight right back on!!

Lisa Tull and Gillian Sessler both encouraged me to try a Saturday morning open workout.

I finally did and was immediately impressed with the quality of the workout.

What most impressed me was the atmosphere.

Everyone was so supportive, positive and downright FRIENDLY!!

I made my decision then and there, to join this upbeat gym!

Little did I know that I was not just joining a gym, but I was becoming a member of a new “family”.

Through training sessions, group and individual meetings, and nutrition education, I’ve gained a much more complete insight into “me” and what makes me tick.

I’ve learned that in order to have a happy, productive life, I must be happy with myself–not just physically, but emotionally as well.

Breakthrough has helped me to discover that.

I’ve learned that I am worth it and the only person who can make changes in my life, is me!!

But we all need “A little help from our friends”, and that has been provided to me through my Breakthrough family.

I am honored, and proud to have been selected as one of June’s “champions”.

I can honestly say that after a year at Breakthrough I feel like a champion!!

I want to thank you all for becoming a part of my life.

I look forward to another rewarding year at Breakthrough.

You are all champions!!!

Susan Melda

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