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What training does ADA suggest two to three times weekly for most older adults?

Flexibility and balance training.

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  3. Only heavy lifting

Why: ADA recommends flexibility and balance training for most older adults with diabetes two or three times weekly. Activities should match ability and care-team guidance.

Huh, didn't know that: Balance work is separate from the general weekly aerobic goal.

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Answer: Flexibility and balance. ADA recommends flexibility and balance training for most older adults with diabetes two or three times weekly. Activities should match ability and care-team guidance.

  1. ADA Standards of Care 2026, Section 5 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12690188
    engage in flexibility training and balance training 2-3 times/week
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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