Exercise & Fitness

Forms of exercises

There are lots of different ways to start exercise. When choosing a form of exercise, it is important that suit your level, needs and desires. Remember, it should be fun to exercise. Race Cycling Strengthening Badminton Stepping

Walk is my drug

Christian Bundgaard Sørensen, 44 years old, Herning. Got type 1 diabetes as a 37-year-old. Working as an electrician. By Helen H. Heidemann, journalist at the Danish Diabetes Association. The article is from the members’

Walking

There are many good reasons to regularly buckle shoes and set out on a walk. “All truly great thoughts come by walking” (Friedrich Nietzsche) “Do not be afraid to go slow. Fear only to stand still”

Petanque

Many know the game of petanque at entertainment in the garden with family and friends. It is a game for everyone – regardless of age or physical ability. The game is related to bocce and played both as an entertainment

In balance with yoga

Stina Madelaire teaches yoga in Hamsa Yoga Studio in Copenhagen. Photo: Bjarke Ørsted Stina Madelaire was 19 years old when she got type 1 diabetes. – It’s a big fat lie that life continues as usual when you have

Yoga

Training shape yoga is over 5,000 years old and was originally used as a spiritual practice in India. Yoga was developed with the purpose of creating unity between body and mind. Read about Stina’s experience with yoga

Stepping on the bench

Step Bench is an ideal training tool that you can have at home, where endurance, strength, coordination and balance must be trained and challenged. You train primarily your muscles in the legs and buttocks. As an alternative, you

Badminton

Badminton is a very popular racquet sport in Denmark. You can either play one against one in single or two against two in doubles.The game takes place on a marked path which is divided in the middle by a net. Badminton is about

Strengthening

You practice daily muscle work, but without a purpose to make them stronger. Your muscles will only be strengthened by the stress of normal muscle work – by strength training. Strength training is thus a controlled load of

The bike makes me feel good

Since Frank Hagen got type 1 diabetes nine years ago, he has not grown exercise for fear of low blood sugar. But now it should be. Frank has tested road cycling for Diabetes. By Helen H. Heidemann, journalist at the Danish