Sheri Colberg-Ochs [SHERI R COLBERG] - The 7 step diabetes fitness plan : living well and being fit with diabetes, no matter your weight

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, is an exercise physiologist and associate professor of exercise science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Having earned an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a PhD from University of California, Berkeley, she specializes in all aspects of diabetes and exercise, including clinical research on type 2 diabetes and exercise funded by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). She has also authored more than sixty articles and two other books: The Diabetic Athlete (Human Kinetics, 2001) and Diabetes-Free Kids (Avery, June 2005).

In addition to her many professional credentials, which include being an exercise specialist in a diabetes treatment center, Dr. Colberg has almost four decadesworth of practical experience living well and being fit as a (type 1) diabetic exerciser. She lectures frequently across the nation and is also a reviewer for many scientific journals, a member of several diabetes advisory/editorial boards and an online diabetes resource (dLife.com), a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and an ADA professional member. She also has been quoted frequently by the media in national magazines and on television, radio, and the Internet.

An avid recreational exerciser, Dr. Colberg resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband and their three boys. Please visit her Web site at www.SheriColberg.com or e-mail her at Sheri@SheriColberg.com.

F OREWORD BY A NNE P ETERS, MD

MARLOWE & COMPANY
NEW YORK

THE 7 STEP DIABETES FITNESS PLAN:
Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, No Matter Your Weight

Copyright 2006 by Sheri R. Colberg
Foreword copyright 2006 by Anne Peters, MD
Exercise illustrations copyright 2006 by Patrick Ochs

Published by
Marlowe & Company
An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group Incorporated

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Colberg, Sheri, 1963
The 7 step diabetes fitness plan : living well and being fit with diabetes, no
matter your weight / Sheri R. Colberg ; foreword by Anne Peters.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56924-331-X(pbk.)
1. DiabeticsRehabilitation. 2. Chronic diseasesExercise therapy.
3. DiabetesTreatment. 4. Physical fitness.
I. Title: Seven step diabetes fitness plan. II. Title.
RC661.E94C65 2006
616.462062-dc22
2005026993

ISBN 13: 978-1-56924-331-2
eBOOK ISBN: 9780786749386

DESIGNED BY PAULINE NEUWIRTH, NEUWIRTH & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Printed in the United States of America

In loving memory of my grandmother, Velda Huffman Stubbs,
who good-heartedly tolerated my attempts to make her into a
fit diabetic when I was only a precocious preteen.

The information in this book is intended to help readers make informed decisions about their health and the health of their loved ones. It is not intended to be a substitute for treatment by or the advice and care of a professional health care provider. While the author and publisher have endeavored to ensure that the information presented is accurate and up-to-date, they are not responsible for adverse effects or consequences sustained by any person using this book.