Start Your Day with Morning Exercise - Diabetes and Exercise with Magdalena Ford, Nurse Practitioner

Explore strategies for incorporating exercise into your daily routine during the COVID-19 pandemic in this 31-minute webinar presented by Magdalena Ford, a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Stanford Health Care. Learn about the American Diabetes Association's exercise recommendations and the benefits of physical activity for diabetes management. Discover various ways to track exercise, increase physical activity, and create an effective exercise plan tailored to the pandemic conditions. Gain insights on monitoring and managing hypoglycemia during exercise, and understand the connection between mental health and COVID-19. The webinar also addresses common questions about exercise intensity and forms of physical activity. Part of the Stanford Medicine Diabetes Care Program's monthly webinar series, this presentation offers valuable information for adults with diabetes and their families.

0:00 – Introduction
1:39 – Introduction and Objectives
2:12 – Exercise Recommendations and Guidelines for Diabetes
6:30 – Exercise and the COVID-19 Pandemic
15:17 – Ways to Track Exercise
16:55 – Ways to Increase Physical Activity
18:55 – Types of Exercise During COVID-19
20:55 – Creating an Exercise Plan
22:40 – Monitoring and Managing Hypoglycemia During Exercise
26:29 – Mental Health and COVID-19
27:24 – Q&A: Is gardening a form of exercise? Q&A: What exercise level is most beneficial? Do you have to exercise until out of breath?
28:19 – Concluding Remarks