In many people weight lifting also can CURE diabetes because the insulin receptors in the human body are found in the skeletal muscle. So when you stimulate the muscle cells by weight lifting you also stimulate the insulin receptors to work more effectively, which lowers blood sugar. Weight training also lowers high blood pressure. It is the premier anti-aging, weight loss exercise. Three hours a week of Tae Bo is like twenty minutes a week of weight lifting.
Some people find it boring, so get a partner and train together.
Unfortunately many people in this country will listen to celebrities like Jane Fonda, Suzanne Summers and Billy Blanks regarding health matters. The reality is these people are not physicians and have not poured over dozens of scientific research articles regarding metabolism, catabolism, anabolic hormone levels, hypertension, aging, weight loss, etc. So they peddle worthless videos and devices to dupe the public as they make a small fortune at the expense of peoples health. In the meanwhile the public ends up with less money in their pocket, more fat on their body and misinformed. Jack Lalane got his incredibly physique and his incredible youthfulness at 85 by lifting weights, not using the thigh master or Tae Bo.