Abstract:

The Aim of this study is to verify the effects of adapted physical activity on the cardiorespiratory health and body composition of obese diabetic patients.  Thirty-two type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients (11 men, 21 women), aged 39-70 years, were randomly divided into two groups   according to body mass index, group 1: 20 overweight subjects (BMI <30) and group 2:  12 obese subjects (BMI> 30) undergoing a program Adapted physical activity of moderate intensity to severe during 3 months at the rate of 3 sessions of one hour per week. The paired student's t-test was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention program on the 6-minute walk test, arterial blood pressure, heart rate, weight, waist circumference, total fat, and visceral and lean mass. After 3 months of the practice of adapted physical activities, we observed significant changes in their resting heart rate of -6.06 bpm (p<0.05), systolic blood pressure of -7.8 mmHg (p<0.05), fasting blood glucose of -86.68mg/dl (p<0.05), maximum oxygen consumption of +6.13ml / kg / min (p<0.05), total fat of -5.89% (p<0.05), weight of -8.27kg (p<0.05), body mass index of -5.17 kg/m2 (p<0.05) and waist circumference of -5.66 cm (p<0.05) and their muscular percentage increased significantly by + 9.17%. Regular physical activity allows type 2 diabetics patients to improve their cardiorespiratory fitness and change their body composition.

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