TRAINING


Bloog Glucose Testing - Swimming Training


During training and races diabetes managment requires special atention, Vinnie usually gets his BG (Blood Glucose) levels measured before and after training sessions, if longer than 2 hours a BG check can be done during exercises, he has measured BG levels up to 8 times in an Ironman race, all that without losing any second as he perform the tests ´´on the move´´.

The majority of Vinnie´s training is aerobic endurance work. He completes between 5 - 6 swim sessions, 4 - 5 bike sessions and 4 - 5 runs sessions per week. Vinnie believes the key to any successful program, is consistency and balance. He lives and trains in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

It is very important for every athlete, especially the diabetic, to set himself a weekly routine, so he won´t have any big surprises and training won´t get compromised.