2.3.2. Intervention Group (PA Program)
diabetes
DIABETES
Participants engaged in a structured 12-week PA program in addition to their usual diabetes care. In total, participants engaged in 36 exercise sessions, involving three sessions per week with no more than two days without exercise. With each session lasting 45 min, participants performed three minutes of stretching exercise, 10 min of resistance training using a resistance band, 30 min of walking (brisk pace, 5.2–5.6 km/h), and 2 min of cool-down exercises. Participants attended a weekly individual session at the physiotherapy department of the KBTH, under the supervision of a physical therapist (PT). All other sessions were self-delivered at home. Participants attended a 45-min group exercise education session prior to exercise sessions. The PT gave advice on the PA program, including its importance in controlling diabetes. Participants maintained an exercise diary and a PT followed individuals on a weekly basis to encourage and document exercise participation. All participants in the IG received a brochure, a resistance band, and videos that displayed the prescribed exercise. 