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Until a few years ago, says Sigal, American Diabetes Association guidelines recommended against weight training for diabetic people, particularly for older and longtime patients, "out of a fear that blood pressure may go too high and may cause problems - strokes or some kind of acute event - during exercise... That wasn't based on any real evidence." Today, the Association advises patients to exercise 30 minutes a day at least five days a week, and recommends routines similar to the ones Sigal studied: aerobic workouts (such as walking, swimming, biking), with weight training (with weights or bands) and practice in flexibility...
...group spent an equal amount of time on weight machines. The combination group was at the gym twice as long as the other two exercise groups, doing the full aerobic plus weight-training regimens. "We built up gradually to 45 minutes, but it's certainly vigorous," says Dr. Ronald Sigal, lead author of the study and associate professor of medicine and cardiac sciences at the University of Calgary. "It's not sprinting or maximal exercise like a marathon trainer would do, but for someone who's middle-aged and older and very overweight, it's fairly strenuous...
...diets specifically designed to maintain weight - and a reduction in belly fat. What's more, CT scans of patients' muscles suggested that exercise could improve their internal structure and function. "So, even if you're not losing weight, don't get discouraged just because of that," says Sigal. "There's still additional value [of exercise] independent of weight loss...
...Sigal is currently studying the benefits of exercise in insulin-dependent patients with type 1 diabetes. Next year, he plans to launch another study on exercise and type 2 diabetes - to find a way to get "people into the gym and, perhaps more importantly, get them to continue doing it once they've started...
Allen's new direction may be a sign of the next wave in corporate consulting. While today's management experts often look for ways to trim organizations into the leanest machines possible, Wharton marketing professor Sigal Barsade says consultants will increasingly be "balance experts." Corporations that have survived waves of layoffs need advice on finding calm and new outlets for creativity. "They're looking at how far you can slow down to actually increase efficiency," Barsade says. Allen has put that at the top of his to-do list...