Table 1.

Descriptive and fitness variables

Variable	Group	Overweight	Post overweight	Delta (Post- Overweight)	P
Age (yrs)	Aerobic	35.2±7.0			0.39
	Resistance	33.9±6.1
	No Exercise	35.6±5.5
Weight (kg)	Aerobic	76.9±6.7	64.4±6.1	−12.5±2.3	Time < 0.01
	Resistance	77.5±7.6	65.9±6.5	−11.6±2.3	group = 0.61
	No Exercise	78.1±6.9	65.9±6.3	−12.2±3.1	T x G = 0.19
BMI (kg/m2)	Aerobic	28.5±1.5	23.8±1.1	−4.7±0.9	Time < 0.01
	Resistance	28.1±1.2	23.9±1.1	−4.2±0.8	Group = 0.69
	No Exercise	28.2±1.4	23.9±1.1	−4.3±1.1	T x G < 0.06
% fat	Aerobic	44.0±3.7	33.9±4.6	−10.1±2.2	Time < 0.01
	Resistance	43.0±3.6	32.4±4.5	−10.6±2.7	Group = 0.25
	No Exercise	42.7±3.4	33.5±4.7	−9.2±2.0	T x G < 0.04
Fat mass (kg)	Aerobic	33.9±5.0	22.0±4.6	−11.9±1.5	Time < 0.01
	Resistance	33.7±5.2	21.7±4.3	−12.0±2.4	Group = 0.97
	No Exercise	33.4±4.8	22.2±4.5	−11.2±2.1	T x G = 0.28
Fat free mass (kg)	Aerobic	43.0±3.7	42.5±3.5	−0.5±1.5	Time <0.01
	Resistance	44.2±4.1	44.5±3.7	+0.3±1.4	Group = 0.08
	No Exercise	44.7±3.7	43.7±4.0	−1.0±1.7	T x G < 0.01
Knee extension strength (N)	Aerobic	493±124	470±124	−23±12	Time = 0.70
	Resistance No	568±179	599±136	+31±12	Group < 0.01
	Exercise	551±167	529±176	−22±16	T x G = 0.09
Elbow flexion strength (N)	Aerobic	191±35	172±36	−19±2	Time < 0.03
	Resistance	196±32	202±37	+ 6±3	Group < 0.01
	No Exercise	202±30	195±32	− 7±3	T x G < 0.01
VO2max (ml/kg/min)	Aerobic	27.9±4.1	34.8±5.6	+6.9±3.0	Time < 0.01
	Resistance	29.1±3.6	33.4±4.6	+4.3±3.2	Group 0.24
	No Exercise	27.7±3.8	31.7±4.7	+4.0±2.4	T x G < 0.01
VO2max (L/min)	Aerobic	2.02±0.30	2.13±0.31	+0.11±0.02	Time = 0.07
	Resistance	2.24±0.36	2.19±0.37	−0.05±0.02	Group = 0.16
	No Exercise	2.12±0.32	2.06±0.33	−0.06±0.02	T x G = 0.03