The participants had normal-weight obesity, defined as a BMI between 18.5 and 22.9 and a body fat percentage of at least 30%.

In the exercise group, the participants performed 3 workouts per week, which included 40 minutes of aerobic exercise and 40 minutes of resistance exercise. All of the participants received 30 minutes of nutrition education once per week.

The body fat percentage decreased (−1.73% vs. −0.61%) and muscle mass increased in the exercise group compared to the group that only received nutrition education.

Also, various cardiometabolic biomarkers improved in the exercise group compared to the group that only received nutrition education, including reductions in systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and LDL-C and an increase in HDL-C.

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