The Effect of Resistance Training on Cardio-Metabolic Factors in Males with Type 2 Diabetes

Background: diabetes is one of the most important metabolic diseases in the world and exercise is a common advice to manage diabetes and reduce its complications..objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistance training on blood glucose, blood pressure and resting heart rate in males with type 2 diabetes..materials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 20 males with type 2 diabetes with mean age of 46 ± 3.4 years old who met the inclusion criteria were selected. the participants were randomly assigned into resistance training (n = 10) and control (n = 10) groups. resistance exercise training program was performed for eight weeks, three sessions per week. cardiovascular and biochemical parameters were measured before and after the intervention. to analyze the measured parameters changes t-test was used at p ? 0.05 significance level..results: after eight weeks, a significant decrease in fasting blood sugar (p = 0.002), glycosylated hemoglobin (p = 0.025) and systolic blood pressure (p = 0.022) was observed in the resistance group. in addition, there was a significant difference in blood sugar (p = 0.003) and glycosylated hemoglobin (p = 0.031) between the two groups..conclusions: findings of this study confirmed the positive influence of resistance training to control blood glucose and blood pressure in males with type 2 diabetes..