LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF EXERCISE TRAINING ON ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS

Forfattere

  • Vinícius Mallmann Schneider Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Pedro Junior Smania Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Leandro Carpes Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Joni Márcio de Farias Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Universidade do Extremo Sul de Santa Catarina, Criciúma, SC, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v12i10.6351

Nøgleord:

exercise, systematic review, obesity, body weight changes

Resumé

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of structured exercise training (≥24 weeks) on anthropometric outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity. Randomized controlled trials comparing supervised exercise training with non-exercise control groups were identified through searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and LILACS. Ten trials involving 1,392 participants were included. Random-effects meta-analyses showed that exercise significantly reduced body weight (BW) (mean difference [MD], −1.34 kg; 95% CI, −2.36 to −0.31; I² = 0.0%) and waist circumference (WC) (MD, −2.96 cm; 95% CI, −4.77 to −1.15; I² = 0.0%), but not body mass index (BMI) (MD, −0.14 kg/m²; 95% CI, −0.67 to 0.39; I² = 0.0%). Subgroup analyses revealed greater reductions in BW among participants aged <50 years and in interventions >6 months. For WC, reductions were consistent across subgroups. No significant differences in BMI were observed across age or duration subgroups. Most studies focused on aerobic training; data on resistance or combined modalities were limited. No trials included direct assessments of body composition. These findings support structured exercise training ≥24 weeks as an effective strategy to reduce BW and WC in adults with overweight or obesity.

 

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  • Vinícius Mallmann Schneider, Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Vinícius Mallmann Schneider, PhD student in Health Sciences – Cardiology.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4332-1042    

  • Pedro Junior Smania, Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Pedro Junior Smania, Master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-4109

  • Leandro Carpes, Postgraduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Leandro Carpes, Professor at the Universidade do Extremo Sul de Santa Catarina (UNESC), PhD in Health Sciences – Cardiology.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-2517

  • Joni Márcio de Farias, Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Universidade do Extremo Sul de Santa Catarina, Criciúma, SC, Brazil

    Joni Márcio de Farias, Professor at the Universidade do Extremo Sul de Santa Catarina (UNESC), PhD in Health Sciences and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Program in Physical education (UNESC).

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-6482

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2025-10-29

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Årg. 12 Nr. 10 (2025)

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