{"id":5119,"date":"2013-07-16T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T16:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=5119"},"modified":"2013-07-17T02:05:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T01:05:37","slug":"do-you-even-lift-bro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2013\/07\/16\/do-you-even-lift-bro\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDo you even lift, Bro?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Livewell\/nhs-anniversary\/Pages\/How-exercise-can-improve-your-health.aspx\">Ann Gates<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The recent viral videos and \u2018outtakes\u2019 of the responses to this pertinent (and yes, hilariously funny) rhetorical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=do%20you%20even%20lift%3F\">question<\/a> got me thinking\u2026 what a great question to trend in the fight against the type 2 diabetes epidemic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5120\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5120\" alt=\"lifting\" src=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2013\/07\/lifting.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"137\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Dean Skiba and David Baird, Inclusive Fitness UK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable and treatable with the right medicines, a healthy, balanced diet and regular daily exercise. Recent studies show that adding in resistance or \u2018strength\u2019 training confers significant results in the overall management and health outcomes of Type 2 diabetes. Two particular studies warrant highlighting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21540423\">Umpierre, 2011<\/a> study clearly shows that a structured exercise plan including strength training, is associated with greater health outcomes including a significant HbA(1c) reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes than with exercise plans without strength training. Structured exercise training such as aerobic exercise, resistance training, or both combined of more than 150 minutes per week is associated with greater HbA(1c) declines and is also <a href=\"http:\/\/jama.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?articleid=899569\">\u00a0a cost effective management approach in type 2 diabetes<\/a>. However, the physical activity advice is associated with lower HbA(1c) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">only<\/span> when combined with dietary advice. This adds even more weight to the question \u2018do you even lift. Bro?\u2019 The study clearly demonstrates that a combination of cardiovascular exercise and strength training improves the overall management and cost effectiveness of type 2 diabetes care.<\/li>\n<li>The second study of interest showed that men who do strength (resistance) training regularly\u2014for example, for 30 minutes per day, five days per week\u2014may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 34%. In this new 2012 study, by <a href=\"http:\/\/archinte.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?articleid=1307571\">Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of Southern Denmark<\/a> researchers also combined strength training and aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking or running, and showed that men may be able to reduce their type 2 diabetes risk even further\u2014<b>up to 59%!<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>59% reduction of risk of type 2 diabetes is surely something that all health commissioners, doctors, sports and exercise specialists, allied health professionals and patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes should be aiming for with structured exercise plans and lifestyle advice.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In fact, wouldn\u2019t it be fantastic if patients actually knew this benefit of a regular exercise plan including strength exercises as part of routine exercise plans in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes? Wouldn\u2019t it be a great idea to use social media in this way, to get the message over to health professionals and their patients that yes \u2026 medically and scientifically\u2026\u2026..strength training works!<\/p>\n<p>So actually, as dangerous as asking the question is, \u2018Do you even lift, Bro?\u2019 (you have to watch the videos to really appreciate the risks of this scenario\u2026.!).<\/p>\n<p>The enlightened answer is\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>\u00a0\u201cBro\u2026.. I lift because it reduces my risks of type 2 diabetes by 39%, I run because it reduces those risks further by 25%, I also add in balance and flexibility training \u2018cause man&#8230; that really helps you feel good in yourself\u2026\u2026 I combine all of this with a healthy diet\u2026.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And the outtakes may well result in better national, local and individual health in the management of type 2 diabetes!<\/p>\n<p>********************************************<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Livewell\/nhs-anniversary\/Pages\/How-exercise-can-improve-your-health.aspx\">Ann Gates<\/a>\u00a0is the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exercise-works.org\">Exercise Works!<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exerciseworks\">@exerciseworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosures: Many thanks to my \u2018physiotherapy student\u2019 son for enlightening his mum on what\u2019s funny and cool in the world!<\/p>\n<p>Strength training support should be offered to all patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Ann Gates The recent viral videos and \u2018outtakes\u2019 of the responses to this pertinent (and yes, hilariously funny) rhetorical question got me thinking\u2026 what a great question to trend in the fight against the type 2 diabetes epidemic. 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