Table 1.

Benefits of exercise and physical activity in people receiving peritoneal dialysis

Musculoskeletal

Improve and maintain muscle strength and muscle mass

Reduce intramuscular fat

Enhance fiber II motor neuron activation

Reduce falls risk

Cardiovascular

Improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness

Increase exercise tolerance

Stabilize blood pressure

Reduce left ventricular mass

Minimize cardiometabolic diseases risk

Metabolic

Improve weight management

Enhance CKD-mineral bone axis parameters

Improve insulin sensitivity and lipid profile

Symptom Burden

Improve sleep quality

Reduce constipation

Reduce fatigue

Reduce restless legs syndrome

Psychosocial wellbeing

Improve and maintain ability to perform activities of daily living

Increase activation and engagement in self-management behaviors

Enhance cognition

Enhance mood

CKD, chronic kidney disease.