Title
Fitness assessment to promote exercise for diabetes and hypertension
Authors
S.M. Hulke1,*, A.E. Thakare1, A. Joshi2, R.N. Bharshankar1 & Santosh Wakode1
Affiliation
1Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Bhopal, India; 2Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India; *Corresponding author
S.M Hulke - E-mail: smh555@rediffmail.com, sandip.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
A.E Thakare - E-mail: avinash.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
A Joshi - E-mail: ankur.cfm@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
R.N Bharshankar - E-mail: rajay.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Santosh Wakode - E-mail: head.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026
Abstract
Exercise adherence is a major problem in diabetic and hypertensive patients and fitness assessment can act as a tool to promote exercise adherence. With this objective, this study was planned for diabetic and hypertensive patients, involving two groups. One group was made aware of their fitness profile, while the other was not. Exercise adherence was tested by a Likert scale-based exercise adherence questionnaire score between the 2 groups, the Percentage of sessions completed as per the recommended duration irrespective of intensity/ type of exercise, the Percentage of sessions completed as per the prescribed intensity and the fitness profile comparison of the two groups at the end of 12 weeks. No significant differences were observed in the various parameters used to assess exercise adherence. Awareness of fitness assessment may not be considered a tool to promote exercise adherence; however further studies are recommended, whereby comparison with other methods of exercise adherence is done.
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, fitness assessment, exercise prescription
Citation
Hulke et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 142-145 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
