2.1. Design and Participants
obesity
OBESITY
We performed a 12-week exercise intervention with a parallel-group design strictly following the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines [Individuals with obesity—aged from 35 to 55 years—with the absence of additional comorbidities were recruited from the province of Cadiz (Spain) via local media and social networks. Inclusion criteria were (I) men having a body mass index (BMI) higher than 30 kg/m