Impact of a community-based exercise programme on physical fitness in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes

Objectives: Physical fitness is related to all-cause mortality, quality of life and risk of falls in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to analyse the impact of a long-term community-based combined exercise program (aerobic + resistance + agility/balance + flexibility) developed with mi...

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Main Authors: Romeu Mendes, Nelson Sousa, José Themudo-Barata, Victor Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911116000091