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Evaluation Of A Resistance Training Program For Adults With Or At Risk Of Developing Diabetes: An Effectiveness Study In A Community Setting, Karl Minges, Glen Cormick, Edna Unglik, David Dunstan
Evaluation Of A Resistance Training Program For Adults With Or At Risk Of Developing Diabetes: An Effectiveness Study In A Community Setting, Karl Minges, Glen Cormick, Edna Unglik, David Dunstan
Research outputs 2011
Background: To examine the effects of a community-based resistance training program (Lift for Life (R)) on waist circumference and functional measures in adults with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Methods: Lift for Life is a research-to-practice initiative designed to disseminate an evidence-based resistance training program for adults with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes to existing health and fitness facilities in the Australian community. A retrospective assessment was undertaken on 86 participants who had accessed the program within 4 active providers in Melbourne, Australia. The primary goal of this longitudinal study was to assess the …