Brisk walking compared with an individualised medical fitness programme for patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.

Aims/hypothesis: Structured exercise is considered a cornerstone in type 2 diabetes treatment. However, adherence to combined resistance and endurance type exercise or medical fitness intervention programmes is generally poor. Group-based brisk walking may represent an attractive alternative, but its long-term efficacy as compared with an individualised approach such as medical fitness intervention programmes is unknown.