The training or physical exercises involved in the Glycemic Flex program are not determined like in other fitness activities or equivalents. Movement in Glycemic Flex can take any form, from strength training or cardio, jogging or street running, dancing, leisurely walking at any speed the practitioner desires, to yoga or Tai Chi. Our goal is actually to consume the existing caloric surplus in the form of excess glucose at certain times. For this reason, movement must be distributed at specific times when this surplus glucose, reflected in higher blood sugar levels, exists.

Each individual will be carefully assessed in terms of health, age, medical history, or current medical condition to see if they can engage in physical activity, at least at a minimum level, such as walking. The optimal level of effort that does not endanger life will be determined over time.

On another note, I have stated that a positive mental attitude is necessary to achieve goals. However, the reverse situation is also valid: movement disconnects us from ideas, movement consumes stress hormones that keep us captive in thoughts. For this reason, it is important to know ourselves very well, our body, and our mental status, and to exercise in a way that achieves both goals: normalized blood sugar levels and a good mental status by applying movement exactly when needed.

So, no one should be afraid of exercise. We’re not lifting tons or running marathons. The idea is to start, and tomorrow we’ll have a better status, and the day after that. We’ll notice changes in body shape, dynamics, mental status, and even if we don’t become champions in sports, we’ll create a champion mentality.

The benefits of physical exercise are enormous. Not necessarily because of the energy consumption, which cannot exceed a few hundred calories per day, which doesn’t mean much even compared to the basal metabolism of an adult, but for the following reasons: It helps you consume the excess glucose in the blood exactly when needed, lowers stress hormones and increases anabolic hormones, creates a very good mental state, and gives you momentum. And most importantly, when you get to know yourself well and correlate nutrition with glycemic response, and use movement accordingly, then you will feel like a champion who does everything so precisely. Even if it’s just a little, it’s very precise, and movement is the fine tuning with which you will regulate every fuller or more defined shape of your body.