Fitness Insights by Jamie Atlas

Do you know someone with Diabetes?  Team Wild is a group full of diabetics that train together to take part in grueling races like the one they are doing on October 25th 2009 – like the  70.3 mile half-ironman triathlon (maybe they should be called ‘team crazy’ instead!)

Being diabetic doesn’t mean you don’t get to exercise.  It’s even more important to exercise when you do.

Unfortunately, when most people think of diabetes the image that is conjured up is rarely that of a healthy individual.  The  truth is, I know a few people with diabetes that train with my boot camps.  And most of them could kick my ass (which might not be saying much, but it’s true, dernit!)

team WILD. wild by name, wild by nature!

Karen took a few minutes to explain to me what TEAM WILD is all about.  When I heard it was about a team of athletic women with diabetes participating in sporting events together I became quite intrigued.   Although I was slightly distracted at first by the thought that the group was more like other ‘wild’ groups I had previously heard of, Karen explained to me that although the group involved virtually no hot tubs, bikini parties or pack animals, it was still a group that served a very important purpose.

Team WILD:

Women

Inspiring

Life with

Diabetes

The team is doing a half-ironman on October 25th (very soon after this posting).  This is 70.3 miles of triathlon, people!  Of course, I know Karen (as one of the bootcamp members) is the new girl on the group so this is her first event with these people, but from what I have heard so far, this group is making a real difference!  Watch the video to see what I mean:

Thanks Karen for taking the time to talk about your part in the TEAM WILD event!

If you would like to see the links that Karen mentions in this video:

The TEAM WILD website:  http://www.teamwild.org/

The team girl blog:  http://teamwild703.blogspot.com/

The LONGHORN triathlon site:  http://www.ironmanlonghorn.com/

Their magazine article: http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/only-online/team-wild-races-diabetes

Stay tuned for an update on how the race went!

Yours in health,

Jamie Atlas

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