By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Let’s start this week’s article off with a little quiz. Please answer the following questions honestly:

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   If you experience painful, involuntary contractions of your muscles, you’re having a muscle cramp. They can occur in any muscle but are most common in the legs, feet, and muscles that cross two joints, such as your calf muscle (the gastrocnemius, which crosses your knee …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   We are continually bombarded with messages about how fat Americans have become and how bad this weight gain is for our health. Interestingly, while the United States became the fattest nation in the world during the 20th century, our average life span still increased by …

by Sheri Colberg, PhD     It may be even harder to convince your patients about the benefits of regular physical activity during the hotter summer months. Adequate fluid intake is essential to living well at any age, but is especially critical in the heat when the risk of dehydration peaks. …

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Feeling frustrated about how to get your patients to engage in more regular physical activity? Apparently, the answer may be as simple as giving people a little reminder to do it on occasion. An article that appeared in May in the Wall Street Journal reported on …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM Q: Dr. Sheri, our 17 year old son who is a three sport athlete was recently (five weeks ago) diagnosed with diabetes. His primary physician who specializes in sports medicine wants to treat this instead of referring him to an endocrinologist in this area because he …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Q: Dr. Sheri, I’ve been doing a lot of research on Type 2 diabetes and exercise. I have had Type 2 for five years.  I am preparing for my first marathon. (I have raced halfs, 10K’s, 5K’s, etc….) My question relates to fasting insulin levels.  I was …

Q: Dr. Sheri, I am a 41-year-old female and have been a long distance runner for most of my life. I am quite thin (bordering on underweight for many years) and already eat as a diabetic would to control blood glucose. Recently, I had my HbA1c checked with readings of 5.5 and then …

Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D, FACSM, continues her series on your most frequently asked questions this week.   Q: Dr. Sheri, what is the bottom line recommendation for a 41-year practicing Type 1 who wants to burn fat and build muscle? What type of exercise(s), intensity, and frequency will help me do this? …

Q: Dr. Sheri, you’ve done extensive research on exercise metabolism in individuals with Type 2 diabetes. What are some of the most important findings to date? A: Exercise is good — GREAT, actually! I’m still convinced that it’s one of the most important things you can do to prevent diabetic complications. I have studied …