A 12-week Intensive Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Program (IAREP) intervention was implemented on high-risk and low-risk subjects with cognitive impairment in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of IAREP on cognition, metabolic and inflammatory health, physical function, vascular health, and health practice behaviour in the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus population (T2DM).
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 40 to 85 * Living in the community * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) * Literate in English or Mandarin * Activities of daily living (ADL)-independent * Obtain at least a score of 5 in short physical performance battery (SPPB) test Exclusion criteria: * Severe cognitive (e.g., dementia) or psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia or severe depression) * Severe hearing or vision impairments * Terminally ill medical conditions (e.g., end stage cancer), severe cardiovascular, respiratory (e.g., respiratory failure), or orthopedic conditions (e.g., freeze shoulder) * Absolute contraindications to aerobic exercise and resistance training programs (e.g., recent myocardial infarction or electrocardiography changes, complete heart block, acute congestive heart failure, unstable angina, uncontrolled hypertension) * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Uncomfortable with video-recording of intervention sessions