Sex Differences in Exercise Performance and Exercise Training Among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes

Physical Activity and Health: The Benefits of Physical Activity in the Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disorders

“…In addition, all women in the trained groups had a reduction in body mass, BMI, percentage of body and visceral fat and a reduction in waist-to-hip ratio compared to their control peers. When obese and/or diabetic women are compared to obese and/or diabetic men, they present less reduction in the percentage of visceral fat and body mass, although both reduce several variables that determine body composition (BMI, waist circumference, body mass, percentage of fat body) (Jiang, Tan, Wang, 2020;Quartuccio, Yalamanchi, Golden, et al 2018). Resistance exercises are another strategy to promote general metabolic health in individuals with DMT2 through improvements in mitochondrial performance and an increase in muscle mass (Pesta, Goncalves, Madiraju, et al 2017).…”

“…However, because men have a higher percentage of fat-free mass, they tend to obtain greater effects with resistance exercises (Quartuccio, Yalamanchi, Golden, et al 2018). A previous study that investigated the combined practice of aerobic and resistance exercises by obese and DMT2 women for 16 weeks, revealed the effectiveness of this type of training in reducing subcutaneous and visceral adiposity (Cuff, Meneilly, Martin, 2003).…”