title: [FITT principle of exercise in the management of lifestyle-related diseases].
abstract: FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, and type) of exercise is a framework for exercise prescription. A general recommendation is to accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise on most days of the week (total of 150 minutes per week). In this article, evidence was reviewed to clarify optimum exercise conditions for managing lifestyle-related diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity and metabolic syndrome. The effect of resistance exercise was also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Research Center, Keio University, Japan.
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Katsukawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D008019:Life Style; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*