Type 2 Diabetes - Types of Exercise To Help The Arteries Of People With Diabetes

When we think of exercise we often think of the muscles rather than the blood vessels, but a good workout is good for the arteries too. Remember when you exercise your muscles demand more oxygen and nutrients than when you are at rest, and the arteries are responsible for carrying needed supplies to the muscles.

When the heart beats faster as the result of physical activity, more blood is pumped and the arteries need to open wider to accommodate it. One complication of diabetes is stiff arteries that have difficulty conducting enough blood to the muscles and other organs, and that can result in heart failure. Exercise is one way of keeping the arteries able to open up enough to conduct a large flow of blood when needed.

Researchers at the Diabetes Center of Eulij Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, set out to discover whether aerobic exercise or resistance training were better for improving arteries. Their results were published in August 2011 in the Diabetes and Metabolism Journal.

The Study: Forty overweight women with Type 2 diabetes, with an average age of 57, were included in the study and divided into three groups:

13 performed aerobic exercises,12 performed resistance training, and15 served as the control group without exercise.

After 12 weeks of 60 minutes of exercise per day, 5 days per week, their arteries' ability to dilate were measured. The aerobic group increased their arterial ability to dilate more than either of the other groups.

Aerobic exercise is defined as physical activity that causes the heart and breathing to go faster. Aerobic capacity is defined as the maximal amount of oxygen delivered to your body during exercise, and it is used as a measure of fitness. The aim of aerobic exercise is to increase aerobic capacity.

Locomotor exercises such as walking and cycling, are often recommended for increasing aerobic capacity.

walking is good for beginners,cycling is good for people who are more than 50 pounds (22.7 kgs) overweight because it puts less stress on their back, hips, knees, and ankle joints, than walking does,stair climbers and steppers have the advantage of being used indoors, although people with arthritis of the knees should avoid them.

Swimming is less efficient for raising aerobic capacity because it emphasizes smaller muscles, but many people enjoy swimming, and the exercise you like is often the one you will stick with. Aerobic dance can be fun too, and emphasizes the large muscles of the legs, so consider it when discussing your exercise program with your doctor.

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