Resistance Training vs. Cardio for Diabetics
A new study (1) has showed resistance training or aerobic exercise in type-2 diabetics reduced HbA1c levels, triglycerides, heart rate, and systolic blood pressure. One important thing which the resistance training group did significantly better than the aerobic training group in was reducing LDL cholesterol. Importantly, this study was done on type-2 diabetics and was only done for 8 weeks! It gets even better. The resistance training group only trained twice per week. But I’m not done yet, the aerobic training was actually waking three times a week for only a half an hour! This was a huge improvement for the participants. I can’t imagine what the effects would be if the participants did both resistance and aerobic training and ate better.
1. Ekta Arora, Shweta Shenoy & J.S. Sandhu. Effects of resistance training on metabolic profile of adults with type 2 diabetes. Indian J Med Res. 2009 May;129(5):515-9.
http://www.icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2009/MAY/0506.pdf
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