• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • A1Cs
  • Contact
  • Archives
  • Taming The Tiger
Scott's Diabetes

Scott's Diabetes

Helping you see your strength

Burn-A-Thon? Gold’s Gym & The ADA

November 3, 2009 By Scott K. Johnson 2 Comments

 

Logo for Gold's GymI picked up a flyer about this at the local ADA Expo last weekend.  I think it is a great thing that Gold’s Gym and the ADA are doing, so I wanted to help spread the word a bit.

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Gold’s Gym will be hosting a “Burn-A-Thon Challenge”.  Every Gold’s Gym in the world (!) will be open to everyone, members and non-members, to allow people to come in and burn some calories.

There is more detailed information available at the ADA’s Burn-A-Thon page. The ADA & Gold’s Gym have set the bar high, pledging to burn 180 million calories in 24 hours, to show the need to “do a 180” on the diabetes epidemic.  Fitness professionals will be available to demonstrate equipment and answer questions.

This is a fund-raising initiative, and I’m not 100% sure about details on how the donations and pledging works.  In addition to this event, there are special membership rates for people affected by diabetes.

I like the idea of this, and as I have experienced, exercise is a huge part of feeling good.  It’s also just good for you, and is another powerful tool to have for managing blood sugars (even though managing blood sugars during exercise is one of the toughest things to do).

Speaking of the ADA, I recently received an e-mail from one of the communication managers telling me about a new site they are launching. It’s called stopdiabetes.com. I like what they are looking to do with this.  They are (finally) looking to more actively engage with those affected by diabetes.  They are looking to put a face on all of the lives they talk about working for.  This is a step in the right direction for them.  They’ve got a long way to go to win back the hearts of many of us living with type 1.  This is a good start.

Filed Under: ADA, Biking, Blog Posts, Exercise Tagged With: ADA, Gold's Gym, Tour de Cure

guest
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

2 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Primary Sidebar

Image of Scott K. Johnson
Scott K. Johnson

About Scott

Patient voice, speaker, writer, advocate. Living life with diabetes and telling my story. Patient Success Manager, USA for mySugr (All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer).

Diagnosed in April of 1980, I recognize the incredible mental struggle of living with diabetes. Read more...

Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Tweets by scottkjohnson

Footer

DISCLAIMER & POLICIES
I am not a medical professional. Nothing on this site is medical advice and is not meant to replace medical advice. Contact your doctor for questions about your health. All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer

Here are my advertising policies, disclosures & guidelines, privacy information, and terms & conditions.

  • He was the best I could ask for
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – I rode 103.3 miles through Death Valley!
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – weeks 13-15 – In a RUT!
  • #ScottsDeathRide – Raffle for sweet cycling gear!
  • #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – weeks 10-12 spokes and spikes

Copyright © 2021

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.