Research Article

Exercise Therapy for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Superior Efficacy of Activity Monitors over Pedometers

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(a) On the activity monitor, for exercise of moderate intensity of 3 METs or higher, the intensity is displayed when the indicator exceeds the red line. (b) If the daily goal of moderate-intensity exercise of 20 minutes or longer and at least 8,000 steps is set and achieved, the user is notified that the goal has been achieved through a sign on the screen (a “banzai character”). (c) Study design.
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