I've just started exercising ..... it's extremely low impact at the moment, as I'm agoraphobic, overweight, very unfit, and hate aerobics!!!
I've decided that I can cope with taking a walk around the block of houses that I live in (it's in a row of 4 houses, with garages behind us, a driveway to one side of the row of houses, and a footpath at the other end, so I can walk all the way around). It's not far, but as it keeps me close to home it's going to have to do for now!
Another reason I want to stay close to home, is because I am SO unfit. I used to love walking <sigh> but today, all I could manage was 4 circuits before my back started to hurt really bad, so I came back inside to recover LOL My aim is to increase the number of circuits each time I go out, and I've also got a pedometer to measure the number of steps I take, and I want to increase that each time as well.
Okay, that's the background.....now here's the question.
Should I test my bsl before and after this exercise? I'm not really aiming to lower my bsl with the exercise, rather to lose weight, and ultimately get fit again. My short term goal is to walk into the neighbouring town to where I live, a distance of just over a mile. I used to do it all the time when my kids were little. Anyway, I'm waffling, what I really need to know is how much I need to monitor things. I'm Type 2 btw, diagnosed 15th June 2004.
thanks
