TABLE 1: DIABETES MELLITUS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. GENERAL ASPECTS

• Published in: Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes Vol. 52; no. 3Sup; pp. 3 - 13
• Main Authors: Gabriela De Roia, Andrés Florio, Natalia Garrido Santos, Martín Maraschio, Natalia Mabel Blanco Debat, Gabriela Edith Cuzziol, Santiago De Loredo, Rubén De Marco, Mariano Adrián Forlino, Alejandra Carolina Maldini, Karina Elizabeth Mengoni, Lucía Fiorella Pogio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Sello Editorial Lugones 01-12-2018
• Subjects: actividad física; beneficios; condición física; diabetes; ejercicio físico; tecnología aplicada
• ISSN: 0325-5247; 2346-9420
• DOI: 10.47196/diab.v52i3Sup.122

Physical activity is defined as any body movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure and results in energy expenditure higher than basal. Exercise is a planned, structured and repetitive physical activity. Regular exercise produces metabolic adaptations that improve blood glucose control increasing mitochondrial density and insulin signaling proteins, and cooperate to control lipid profile, blood pressure, psycological well-being, quality of life and depression in type 2 diabetes. The physical condition or fitness is the set of attributes that allow a person to perform physical activity in an efficient manner. The cardiorespiratory fitness is defined as the ability of the circulatory, respiratory and vascular systems to provide oxygen to the muscles during sustained physical activity. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) promotes a better improvement of cardiorespiratory fitness than traditional aerobic exercise.  On the other hand, the thermogenesis of non-exercise activity (NEAT) refers to any energy expenditure that is produced by activities other than exercise, such as cooking. Small bursts of NEAT improve insulin management and lipolysis.