Physical fitness is an essential part of, and an important means of, ensuring and maintaining good health. Exercise is a physical activity which is designed for improvement or maintenance of physical fitness. Pursuit for fitness should be an integral aspect of one's lifestyle, and hence one should engage in regular physical activity, exercises, games, sports and martial arts. Persons living with diabetes often find it challenging to pursue a proper exercise regimen in an effective, yet safe, manner. In this communication, we suggest a strategy to kick start a physical fitness regimen that one can adhere to. This simple suggestion will be helpful not only for persons living with diabetes and other chronic diseases, but for their health care providers as well.
Keywords: Diabetes, exercise, exercise medicine, lifestyle modification, person centred care, sports medicine.