Muscle-strengthening, Conditioning Reduced Diabetes Risk for Women

Data on 99,316 middle-aged and older women showed those who engaged in muscle-strengthening and conditioning activities had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with their sedentary counterparts. The most substantial risk reduction was seen in women who engaged in at least 150 minutes/week of aerobic activity and at least 60 minutes/week of muscle strengthening as compared with inactive women (pooled RR=0.33; 95% CI, 0.29-0.38). Grøntved A. PLoS Med. 2014;doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001587.