Fig. 11.

Gain by visceral and abdominal fat depots in non-exercising group while 6 months of exercise training produced loss in these fat depots. Data are presented as change in A) visceral abdominal fat, B) subcutaneous abdominal fat, and C) total abdominal fat on the y axis. Four exercise levels are given on the x axis; they are 1) Control (no exercise); 2) Low-amount, moderate-intensity exercise (caloric equivalent of walking ~12 miles/wk at 40–55% of peak oxygen consumption); 3) low-amount, vigorous-intensity exercise (same amount of exercise as group 2, but at 65–80% of peak oxygen consumption); and 4) high-amount, vigorous-intensity exercise (caloric equivalent of jogging ~20 miles/wk at 65–80% of oxygen consumption). [Reproduced with permission from (479)].