The Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm: A Canadian Perspective

Table 3

Canadian Diabetes Association Physical Activity Recommendations for diabetes management.

(1) Patients with diabetes should accumulate a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise each week, spread over at least 3 days of the week, with no more than 2 consecutive days without exercise.
(2) People with diabetes (including elderly people) should also be encouraged to perform resistance exercise 3 times per week, in addition to aerobic exercise. Initial instruction and periodic supervision by an exercise specialist are recommended.
(3) An exercise ECG stress test should be considered for previously sedentary individuals with diabetes at high risk for CVD who wish to undertake exercise more vigorous than brisk walking (Grade D LOE).

Adapted from the Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee.
Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada. Can J Diabetes.2008;32 (suppl 1):S1-S201.