患有心臟疾病或糖尿病是否合適做運動？

如果你有以下健康狀況如關節炎、糖尿病、心臟疾病，並不意味著你不能做活動。事實上，正好相反。經常鍛煉身體，可以提高你的生活質量，甚至降低你誘發其他疾病的風險。

 你可以跟你的醫生談談是否您的健康狀況會限制你做某些運動。例如，如果你在過去的一個月內患有心髒病發作，你可能需要遠離提重物或劇烈運動，如爬樓梯。然而，當你的心臟肌肉仍在癒合時，平步行走可能是一個很好的開始。

我需要多大的運動量？

為了保持健康，加拿大活動指引建議18歲以上的成年人應每週參加至少150分鐘的中等強度到高強度體育活動。

如果您的病情不能令你達到最低的指引運動量，也儘量嘗試達到；哪怕一個星期60分鐘中等強度的有氧運動對你都有好處。最重要的是避免過於靜態，缺乏運動。

每星期150分鐘聽起來好像要花很多時間，其實你可以分散來做而不必一次做完。你可以把它分成30分鐘的一次，每週5次。你甚至可以將運動合併到你的日常生活中，如當你去購物時，把汽車停得遠一些。

現美健藥房邀請我們的成員每週進行一次室內步行活動。 5月3日開始，我們將在T&T超市樓上的購物商場內步行，時間是每星期五上午10時。你可以按照你自己的節奏隨意在商場內繞圈步行。我們建議你留意一下你能否在30分鐘內慢慢增加步行的圈數。請馬上與我們聯繫和參與這麼有意義的活動！

有些人認為“運動對我來說太辛苦了”

當我們談論到有氧運動時，有些人很自然的想到馬拉松運動員。其實，你不必選跑馬拉松或舉重物這些運動！選一些您可以做到的運動來開始，如快步走，瑜伽或太極。

每個人都可以做一些事情來改善他們的健康狀況。今天就來美健藥房找出更多有關如何改善他們的健康狀況的細節

Does having heart disease or diabetes mean I cannot do exercise?

Having a health condition such as arthritis, diabetes, or heart disease doesn't mean you can't be active. In fact, it's just the opposite. Regular physical activity can improve your quality of life and even reduce your risk of developing other conditions.

Check with your doctor to see if there is any specific activity restriction for your health conditions. For example, if you have had a heart attack in the last month, you may need to stay away from heavy lifting or strenuous exercise, like stair climbing. However, walking on a level surface might be a good start while your heart muscles are still healing.

So how much exercise do I have to do?

To stay healthy, the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that adults ≥ 18 years old should participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity every week.

If your condition stops you from meeting the minimum Guidelines, try to do as much as you can. What's important is that you avoid being inactive. Even 60 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity is good for you.

We know that 150 minutes sounds like a long time, but you don’t have to do all of it at once. You can divide it up into 30 minutes sessions, 5 times a week. You may even incorporate exercise into your daily life, such as parking the car a little further when you go shopping.

CUSTOM CARE PHARMACY invites to a weekly indoor walking activity with our neighbourhood members. Starting on May 3^rd, we will be walking around in the indoor shopping mall on top of the T&T supermarket every Friday at 10am.  You can go at your own pace and walk as many times around the shopping mall as you want. We encourage you to keep track and see if you could slowly increase the number of rounds you can walk within the 30 minutes session. Contact us today to join!    

“Exercise is too hard for me”

Some people think of a marathon runner when we talk about aerobic exercise or a body builder when we talk about muscle and bone strengthening.  In fact, you don’t have to run a marathon or lift heavy weights to be doing exercise! Start with something you can manage, like brisk walking for aerobic exercise and yoga or tai-chi for muscle and bone strengthening exercise.   

Everyone can do something to improve their health conditions. Come to Custom Care Pharmacy today to find out more details on how you can improve your health!