Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport and Glucose Metabolism by Exercise Training

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 2432
• Main Authors: Evans, Parker L., McMillin, Shawna L., Weyrauch, Luke A., Witczak, Carol A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.10.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Aerobics; Biological Transport; Diabetes; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Fitness equipment; Fitness training programs; Glucose; Glucose - metabolism; Homeostasis; Hormone replacement therapy; human health; Human subjects; Humans; Insulin resistance; Metabolism; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Musculoskeletal system; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Physical fitness; Physiology; Review; Running; skeletal muscle; Strength training; Weightlifting; United States > US; aerobic exercise; weightlifting; blood glucose; functional overload; type 2 diabetes; GLUT; SGLT; resistance exercise; insulin resistance; hexokinase
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu11102432

Aerobic exercise training and resistance exercise training are both well-known for their ability to improve human health; especially in individuals with type 2 diabetes. However, there are critical differences between these two main forms of exercise training and the adaptations that they induce in the body that may account for their beneficial effects. This article reviews the literature and highlights key gaps in our current understanding of the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise training on the regulation of systemic glucose homeostasis, skeletal muscle glucose transport and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism.