Physical activity in the treatment of obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes Review article
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Diabetes is a disease that affects people all over the world. It is estimated that around 366.2 million people suffer from diabetes across the world.
Overweight and obesity, characterised by excessive body mass, are one of the most serious and most rapidly developing global pathologies pertaining to public health of the last couple of decades.
Obesity is also tightly linked to type 2 diabetes. Both conditions in turn constitute independent risk factors of cardiovascular complications, and in conjunction significantly increase that risk. Treatment involving physical activity and the beneficial impact of physical activity on people’s health is not a new concept. Lifestyle modification, changes in the eating habits, and increased level of physical exercise appear to be in the avant-garde of the factors which have preventive and therapeutic effects in obesity.
Benefits stemming from regular physical activity affect many spheres of human life. Both obese persons as well as those diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, when planning to undertake a systematic physical exercise, should undergo qualification tests, followed by regular check-ups in the course of sports training.
Analysing study results from the last 10 years, concerning the impact of aerobic training on the above mentioned conditions, it appears to be an extremely efficacious tool combatting obesity and glycaemic disorders, including type 2 diabetes. Additional forms of training include resistance training and isometric training. When combined, the trainings will bring about the best results.
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