By Kiara Fitzhenry Introduction Diabetes Mellitus is a condition whereby your blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are chronically too high. This may occur when either your body does not produce insulin (Type I Diabetes Mellitus), or when your cells are no longer sensitive to insulin, or you do not produce enough insulin (Type II Diabetes […]

By Gcina Gumede Resistance training is a type of exercise that has been shown to have many health benefits, including improving glycemic control (blood sugar levels) in individuals with diabetes and as well as decreasing the risk of developing cardio-metabolic diseases. Combined with aerobic exercise, resistance training is a powerful tool to help control diabetes.. […]

By Jennifer Steele We all have different motivators in life and the same can be said for the reasons behind why we exercise. According to data collected from Exercise Right Week 2016’s survey – out of over 8800 participants, 63.5% exercised with the main motivation being ‘to lose weight’ and ‘to get fitter’. Only 31% […]

 By Jennifer SteeleDiabetes Mellitus is a chronic lifelong condition that affects the bodies ability to use and produce insulin, thus affecting its ability to use and process the sugars we eat. There are 3 types of diabetes, Type 1, Type 2,  and Gestational Diabetes. Even though there are these different types all of them have […]

Activate Executive & Medical Wellness CentreWhat are we and what do we do?We are a high touch, high care environment that offers a personalized and supervised training environment. We are NOT a gym. We use world class technology to track, monitor and guide our members to achieving their health and fitness goals.Do you know that […]