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Table 2. Descriptive statistics of pre- and post-test measurements of physical and physiological variables in different exercise groups.

Variables	Groups	n	Pre-Test	Post-Test
Body Weight (kg)	AE	15	80.23 ± 10.58	75.58 ± 10.00
	HIIT	15	77.29 ± 10.33	73.47 ± 10.62
	Control	15	54.52 ± 2.31	54.29 ± 2.42
BMI (kg/m²)	AE	15	31.65 ± 4.64	29.83 ± 4.60
	HIIT	15	29.77 ± 4.64	28.29 ± 4.65
	Control	15	21.38 ± 1.17	21.29 ± 1.17
Fat Mass (kg)	AE	15	39.04 ± 3.46	35.87 ± 3.44
	HIIT	15	38.61 ± 4.05	35.16 ± 4.16
	Control	15	23.21 ± 3.49	22.73 ± 3.45
Waist Circumference (cm)	AE	15	95.40 ± 10.97	93.07 ± 10.66
	HIIT	15	96.00 ± 9.83	92.13 ± 8.98
	Control	15	68.80 ± 3.34	68.73 ± 3.34
Hip Circumference (cm)	AE	15	112.60 ± 6.17	109.20 ± 6.04
	HIIT	15	115.60 ± 7.41	111.40 ± 7.98
	Control	15	96.33 ± 3.44	96.33 ± 3.89
Waits-Hip Ratio (cm)	AE	15	0.85 ± 0.07	0.85 ± 0.07
	HIIT	15	0.83 ± 0.06	0.83 ± 0.06
	Control	15	0.71 ± 0.04	0.71 ± 0.04
VO_2max (mL/kg/min)	AE	15	24.91 ± 1.07	31.21 ± 2.10
	HIIT	15	24.93 ± 0.94	30.72 ± 2.21
	Control	15	25.53 ± 1.85	26.29 ± 1.49

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