Practicing martial arts at 29.

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Don't learn and train just the art, do as much cardio as you can to avoid injuries. I've seen a lot of very talented martial artists get hurt because they only worked on what was required for the art they mastered and forgot to work on a solid foundation. Your legs is your support beam so you should include running and making your legs as strong as possible. Your mind and soul should also be very strong and combined they can make you very healthy. What you eat will also play a major factor not only in your training, but also in your fight against diabetes. Eat as much raw organic foods as you can and stay away from the over processed stuff that can raise your sugar levels. Observe Nature and see/learn how Nature works her magic. True warrior monks knows how important Nature is and their Kung Fu masters can do some pretty amazing stuff.