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. 2026 Jan 6;23(1):79. doi: 10.3390/ijerph23010079
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
FCDEF Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education
NCDs Noncommunicable Diseases
WHO World Health Organization
CRF Cardiorespiratory Fitness
VO2max Maximal oxygen consumption
VO2R Oxygen Consumption Reserve
HRR Heart Rate Reserve
HRmax Maximal Heart Rate
METs Metabolic Equivalents
BMI Body Mass Index
WC Waist Circumference
WHR Waist–Hip Ratio
SKF Jackson–Pollock 7-site skinfold
ACSM American College of Sports Medicine
BF% Body Fat percentage
SS Sum of these skinfold measurements
HR Heart Rate
RDI Ruffier–Dickson Index
RI Ruffier Index
YMCA Indirect-Submaximal Cycle Ergometer
SD Standard Deviation
MD Mean Difference
DF Difference between Baseline and after 8 weeks