The Claim

In older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, higher attendance in a 3-month intensive lifestyle intervention program is associated with greater improvements in chair stand performance and self-reported physical activity levels at 6 months post-intervention, with a 20% increase in attendance linked to a 1.2-second greater improvement in chair stand time.

Source: Long‐term preservation of lean mass and sustained loss of fat mass after completion of an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes

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In plain English

If older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes go to more of their exercise program sessions, they’re likely to get better at getting up from a chair and feel more active even six months later — going to 20% more sessions means about 1.2 seconds faster on the chair test.

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Higher attendance in the exercise program during a 3-month intensive lifestyle intervention is associated with greater improvements in chair stand performance and self-reported physical activity levels 6 months after the intervention ends in older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, with a 20% higher attendance linked to a 1.2-second greater improvement in chair stand time.

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