Contributions of physical exercise to health of elderly with Diabetes Mellitus
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i1p575-593Keywords:
Elderly Health, Diabetes Mellitus, Exercise Terapy.Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the contributions of physical exercise to health of elderly people with diabetes mellitus. This is an integrative literature review -that included studies indexed in Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), using the descriptors “elderly”, “aerobic exercise”, “resistance training” and “diabetes mellitus”. The physical exercise proved to be efficient in promoting improvements in indicators for cardiovascular risk, blood pressure levels and arterial stiffness, physical fitness and depressive symptoms in elderly diabetics.