Intervention participants decreased waist circumference ( WC ) ( -2.69 0.43 cm , p < 0.0001 ) , percent body fat ( % BF ) ( -0.66 % 0.19 % , p = 0.0007 ) , and systolic/diastolic blood pressure ( SBP/DBP ) significantly ( -1.71 1.12 / -3.24 0.87 mmHg ) , while the controls had no change in WC and % BF and increased SBP/DBP by 2.43 1.14 / 1.20 0.88 mmHg ( between groups : p = 0.01 / p = 0.0004 ) .