TABLE 2.

Body composition characteristics and physical fitness characteristics at baseline and after intervention in the EXP.

	EXP‐pre (n = 16)	EXP‐post (n = 16)	p‐value
Weight (kg)	79.09 ± 18.58	76.5 ± 15.96	0.039
BMI (kg.m−2)	26.87 ± 5.79	26.02 ± 4.94	0.050
Body fat (%)	32.91 ± 9.38	31.01 ± 8.76	0.005
Body fat (kg)	26.81 ± 12.16	24.24 ± 9.93	0.002
Muscle mass (kg)	28.98 ± 6.88	28.96 ± 6.54	0.990
Waist circumference (cm)	89.38 ± 16.24	86.13 ± 14.05	0.002
WHR	0.94 ± 0.09	0.92 ± 0.08	0.013
Loadmax/kg (W.kg−1)	1.74 ± 0.47	1.90 ± 0.40	0.017
VO2max/kg (mL.kg−1.min−1)	23.79 ± 5.80	26.44 ± 5.46	0.003
HRmax (beats.min−1)	162.75 ± 22.84	167.31 ± 20.02	0.569

Note: Values are presented as mean ± SD. Differences were considered significant (in bold) at p < 0.05.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EXP, experimental group; HR, heart rate; WHR, waist to hip ratio.