following low-volume high-intensity interval training in patients with type2 diabetes(Little et al., 2011)
Individuals with type 2 diabetes a reduced maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) compared with non-diabetic individuals even in the absence often accompanying cardiovascular disease (Regensteinner et al.,1995). VO2max is not only a critical indictor of functional capacity but also an important predictor of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal rate (seibaek et al.,2003). In the present study , even though both exercise training groups increased VO2max, the magnitude of improvement was significantly greater in the INT group than in the CON group. Additionally, changes in HbAlc were significantly associated with the corresponding changes in maximal oxygen consumption in the present study. Our present results are consistent with the previous studies showing superior benefits of interval training in patients with coronary artery disease (Rognmo et al.,2004) and in the patients with coronary artery bypass surgery (Moholdt et al.,2009) and extend this notion to type2 diabetes. Thus, interval exercise training appears to be an effective strategy to improve aerobic