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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Clin. Diabetes Healthc.
Sec. Diabetes, Lifestyle and Metabolic Syndrome
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcdhc.2024.1447595
This article is part of the Research Topic Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes: Reducing Vascular Comorbidities Across Populations View all 3 articles

Movement pattern definitions for resistance training behavior measurement in diabetes

Provisionally accepted
Elise C. Brown Elise C. Brown 1*Lon J. Kilgore Lon J. Kilgore 2Kyle Pierce Kyle Pierce 3Allan Knox Allan Knox 4Joshua L. Haworth Joshua L. Haworth 1
  • 1 Oakland University, Rochester, United States
  • 2 Kilgore Academy, Azle, Texas, United States
  • 3 Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
  • 4 California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, United States

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    Type 2 diabetes can result in debilitating vascular complications, and resistance training (RT) is an effective therapy for improving cardiovascular outcomes. However, only 10-30% of adults meet the public health guidance for RT. While current RT guidelines focus on targeting major muscle groups, guidance specific to simplified movement categorization may augment understanding of RT programming and improve uptake and outcomes. Current movement pattern definitions and descriptions lack clarity, accuracy, and consistency. This paper proposes movement definitions and descriptions to be used for RT intervention design and prescription, and includes the following categories: hip, knee, ankle, vertebral column, vertical push, horizontal push, vertical pull, and horizontal pull. These categories are intended to aid clinicians, researchers, and trainers in RT surveillance and RT intervention design for improving vascular complications in type 2 diabetes. Simplified RT program design using these categories may also facilitate greater RT program understanding and adherence for patients.

    Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Resistance Training, Health Communication, Health Education, Activities of Daily Living, Measurement

    Received: 11 Jun 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Brown, Kilgore, Pierce, Knox and Haworth. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Elise C. Brown, Oakland University, Rochester, United States

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