In the authors' words
“Both aerobic and resistance exercises were effective in altering the physical composition, showing significant decreases in weight, waist circumference, BMI, and body fat.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Hormone levels Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 24
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Resistance training
- Cited
- 22 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 30696454
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