2022 Fitness Trends from Around the Globe

From this article, the reader should be able to Identify top 20 fitness trends for Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. Recognize individual and unique fitness trends represented within Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, Mexico, Spain, and the United State

Health and fitness trends in Southern Europe for 2023: A cross-sectional survey

The physical activity, exercise and wellness sector is rapidly growing and seems to be an exciting field for business and professional development with great potential globally. The purpose of this observational and cross-sectional study was to determine the most popular health and fitness trends in Southern Europe for the first time, including data from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, and to investigate any potential differences in this area compared to the Pan-European and global fitness trends for 2023. A national online survey was conducted in five Southern European countries, using the methodology of similar regional and worldwide surveys conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine since 2007. In total, a web-based questionnaire was sent to 19,887 professionals who worked in the Southern European physical activity, exercise and wellness sector. A total of 2645 responses were collected from five national surveys with an overall mean response rate of 13.3%. The ten most important fitness trends in Southern Europe for 2023 were personal training, licensure for fitness professionals, exercise is medicine, employing certified fitness professionals, functional fitness training, small group training, high-intensity interval training, fitness programs for older adults, post-rehabilitation classes and body weight training. The present findings are aligned with those reported for the European and worldwide fitness trends

Psychophysiological Adaptations to Yoga Practice in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Topical Review

Physical activity has been documented as a foundational approach for weight management and obesity, improving several cardiometabolic and mental health indices. However, it is not clear whether yoga practice can induce beneficial improvements in anthropometric and body composition parameters, performance, metabolic health, and well-being among overweight/obese people. The aim of this topical review was to catalog training studies examining the psychophysiological responses to yoga interventions in order to detect which outcomes have been investigated, the research methods applied, and the conclusions. The inclusion/exclusion criteria were met by 22 published articles involving 1178 (56% female) overweight/obese participants. This brief review on yoga-induced adaptations demonstrates that this widely used meditative movement activity can meaningfully improve the vast majority of the selected markers. These beneficial alterations are focused mostly on various anthropometric and body composition variables, cardiovascular disease risk factors, physical fitness parameters, quality of life, and stress in previously inactive overweight/obese individuals. Instead, yoga-based physical exercise interventions investigating anxiety, depression, mood state, exercise enjoyment, affect valence, and adherence were limited. Further research should focus on the yoga intervention configuration and potential mechanisms behind favorable changes in various psychophysiological indices through large-scale, rigorously designed randomized controlled trials implementing long-term interventions in overweight/obese individuals

Psychophysiological Adaptations to Pilates Training in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Topical Review

The prevalence of overweightness and obesity has been documented as a major public health issue since it has increased at an alarming rate worldwide. Structured physical exercise programs have been reported as an essential strategy for preventing, managing, and treating obesity, inducing critical improvements in various physiological and psychological markers. However, it is unclear whether Pilates training can elicit positive changes in body composition, physical fitness, cardiometabolic health, and well-being among overweight and obese populations. The purpose of this topical review was to catalog studies investigating the physiological and psychological adaptations to Pilates training in order to identify what outcomes have been assessed, the research methods used, and the results. The inclusion/exclusion criteria were met by 14 published articles involving 582 participants (83% female) who were overweight or obese. The present topical review on Pilates training-induced adaptations shows that this widely used exercise type can significantly improve the majority of the selected indicators. These beneficial changes are frequently focused on anthropometric parameters, body composition, glucose, and lipid metabolism, as well as blood pressure in sedentary overweight or obese women. Specialized equipment-based Pilates interventions and trials investigating various mental health indices were limited. Further research is warranted in this area, emphasizing the Pilates training configuration and potential mechanisms behind positive alterations in several psychophysiological markers through large-scale randomized controlled trials with superior methodological quality, implementing long-term interventions in various populations that are overweight and obese

Investigating the marketing strategies of the health and fitness sector in Greece; the managers' perspective.

The health and fitness sector is systematically growing worldwide and is considered a vibrant business area shaped by many innovations while showing great potential for professional development and marketing strategies. In Greece, low-cost and budget gyms as well as boutique fitness studios emerged as a popular business model among health club operators demonstrating a remarkable increase nationwide following the global fitness industry trends. However, previous research focusing on implementing marketing strategies to attract and retain customers in the Greek fitness industry is scarce. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate: i) which are the marketing strategies implemented in order to attract and retain customers, ii) whether these marketing actions are differentiated depending on whether: a) the fitness companies are multipurpose gyms, boutique/personal training studios or CrossFit-like clubs and b) they operate in metropolitan areas (e.g., Athens and Thessaloniki) or in the province of Greece. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May 15 and June 5, 2020. The questionnaire used a 4-point Likert scale and was validated internally as required. A total of 631 questionnaires were collected corresponding approximately to 25% of all companies operating in the fitness sector nationwide. Results showed that promotion through social media was the primary customer attraction action. Attractive prices as well as frequent equipment renewal and facilities’ renovation/maintenance were the most popular members’ retention strategies. Top marketing attraction and retention strategies were mediated by the different fitness centers’ business type and location. Much needs to be done in order for the fitness industry in Greece to grow in terms of marketing.El fitness sector está creciendo sistemáticamente en todo el mundo y se considera un área comercial vibrante formada por muchas innovaciones, al tiempo que muestra un gran potencial para el desarrollo profesional y las estrategias de marketing. En Grecia, los gimnasios económicos, así como los estudios de boutique fitness, emergen recientemente como un modelo comercial popular entre los operadores de fitness clubes, lo que demuestra un aumento notable en todo el país siguiendo las tendencias mundiales de la industria del fitness. Sin embargo, la investigación previa centrada en las estrategias de marketing para atraer y retener clientes en la industria griega del fitness es escasa. El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue investigar si las estrategias de marketing implementadas se diferencian en función de si: a) las empresas de fitness son gimnasios polivalentes, estudios boutique/de entrenamiento personal o clubes tipo CrossFit y b) operan en áreas metropolitanas (Atenas y Salónica) o en la provincia de Grecia. Se realizó una encuesta transversal en línea entre el 15 de mayo y el 5 de junio de 2020. El cuestionario utilizó una escala Likert de 4 puntos y se validó internamente según se requirió. Se recogieron un total de 631 cuestionarios correspondientes aproximadamente al 25% de todas las empresas que operan en el sector del fitness a nivel nacional. Los resultados mostraron que la promoción a través de las redes sociales fue la principal acción de atracción de clientes. Los precios atractivos, así como la renovación frecuente de equipos y la renovación /mantenimiento de las instalaciones fueron las estrategias de retención de miembros más populares. Las principales estrategias de atracción y retención de marketing fueron mediadas por el tipo de negocio y la ubicación de los diferentes centros de fitness Queda mucho por hacer para que la industria del fitness en Grecia crezca en términos de marketing

Η επίδραση της δοσολογίας της διαλειμματικής νευρομυϊκής προπόνησης υψηλής έντασης στην υγεία, απόδοση και ποιότητα ζωής υπέρβαρων και παχύσαρκων ατόμων

Introduction: The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity is a major public health challenge negatively affecting more than one in two adults worldwide and leading risk factors for early death due to its association with several chronic noncommunicable diseases. The role of regular exercise in obesity has been well documented, and therefore it is considered a fundamental component of a comprehensive strategy for preventing, managing and treating this particular chronic metabolic disease. Although the popularity of hybrid-type, interval neuromuscular training programs for the general population has been widely reported; however, this exercise type has not been sufficiently investigated in adults with overweight and obesity.Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the dose-response effects of a hybrid-type, interval neuromuscular exercise training program (DoIT) on body composition, cardiometabolic health, physical performance, and quality of life in physically inactive individuals with overweight and obesity during a 1-year supervised training intervention in a gym setting. Methods: Ninety-seven middle-aged (44.8±5.2 years) individuals with overweight and obesity (31.2±5.7 kg/m2) (66% female) were randomly assigned to the following groups: (i) no-intervention control (CON, n=29), (ii) DoIT performed once weekly (DoIT-1, n=24), (iii) DoIT performed twice weekly (DoIT-2, n=23) and (iv) DoIT performed thrice weekly (DoIT-3, n=21). DoIT was a time-efficient, intermittent-based, multicomponent exercise protocol using progressive loaded fundamental movement patterns with prescribed work-to-rest intervals (1:3 to 2:1) in a circuit format (2–3 rounds). Somatometric variables, body composition, bone health, physical fitness, cardiac morphology and function, exercise enjoyment, affective valence, and quality of life were assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months following intervention.Results: CON increased all somatometric (+2%, p<0.001) and body composition variables (+2%, p<0.001). In somatometric measures, all DoIT groups reduced body mass (1.8%–5.2%), body mass index, waist circumference (3%–6.6%), waist-to-hip ratio (1.1%–6.6%) at post training compared to baseline (p<0.001). In body composition, all DoIT groups reduced body fat percentage (1.5%–4.5%), fat mass (5%–15%), and trunk fat (0.4%–1.8%) while increasing fat-free mass (1%–2.4%), whole-body and femur bone mineral density (+0.4%–2.2%, p<0.001) as well as bone mineral content (+0.1%–1.8%, p<0.001) at post-training. In physical fitness, all DoIT groups exhibited superior changes than CON in cardiovascular endurance (+18%–23%, p<0.001), muscular strength (+13%–38%, p<0.001), muscular endurance (+42%–159%, p<0.001), flexibility (+12%–42%, p<0.001), passive range of motion (+6%–50%, p=0.001–0.026), static balance (+61%–163%, p<0.001), and functional movement screening (+18%–39%, p<0.001) at post-training. In cardiac morphology, all DoIT groups showed beneficial changes in left ventricular mass (1.9%–8.7%, p<0.001), left ventricular posterior wall end diastole (1%–4.9%, p<0.001), interventricular septum end diastole (1.2%–4.9%, p<0.001), left ventricular internal diameter end diastole (1.2%–4.9%, p<0.001), and right ventricular diameter (1.1%–3%) in time. In cardiac function, all DoIT groups lowered resting heart rate (3%–10%), systolic blood pressure (1.3%–4.8%), diastolic blood pressure (0.8%–3.4%), mean arterial pressure (1%–4.5%), and pulmonary artery pressure (0.9%–1.9%) compared to CON (p=0.001-0.002) and pre-training levels (p<0.001). Additionally, left ventricular stroke volume (+2.5–6.9%, p<0.001) and ejection fraction (1.7%–9.3% p<0.001) increased in all DoIT groups. In psychological markers, exercise enjoyment and affective valence increased in all DoIT groups compared to pre-training levels (+20–50%, p<0.001). Physical and mental component of quality of life increased (+4%–10%, p<0.001) in all DoIT groups compared to CON at post-training. An overall dropout rate of 19.2% (CON: 3.3%, DoIT-1: 20%, DoIT-2: 23.3%, DoIT-3: 30%) and an exercise-related injury rate of 3.3% (DoIT-1: 3.3%, DoIT-2: 3.3%, DoIT-3: 3.3%) were reported. Conclusions: These findings suggest that a high-intensity interval neuromuscular training program incorporating bodyweight drills and resistance-based alternative modes performed under real-world conditions may improve several physiological and psychological indicators, but not widely in a dose-dependent manner in physically inactive, middle-aged adults with overweight/obesity. The results of this study will enable physicians and exercise professionals to follow more efficient exercise prescription guidelines for this popular and effective exercise modality.Εισαγωγή: Ο αυξανόμενος επιπολασμός των υπέρβαρων και παχύσαρκων ατόμων είναι μια σημαντική πρόκληση για τη δημόσια υγεία που επηρεάζει αρνητικά περισσότερους από έναν στους δύο ενήλικες παγκοσμίως και οδηγεί σε παράγοντες κινδύνου για πρόωρο θάνατο λόγω της συσχέτισής του με πολλές χρόνιες μη μεταδιδόμενες ασθένειες. Ο ρόλος της τακτικής άσκησης στην παχυσαρκία έχει τεκμηριωθεί καλά και ως εκ τούτου θεωρείται θεμελιώδες συστατικό μιας ολοκληρωμένης στρατηγικής για την πρόληψη, τη διαχείριση και τη θεραπεία αυτής της συγκεκριμένης χρόνιας μεταβολικής νόσου. Αν και η δημοτικότητα των προγραμμάτων διαλειμματικής νευρομυϊκής προπόνησης υβριδικού τύπου για τον γενικό πληθυσμό έχει αναφερθεί ευρέως, ωστόσο, αυτός ο τύπος άσκησης δεν έχει διερευνηθεί επαρκώς σε υπέρβαρους και παχύσαρκους ενήλικες.Σκοπός: Ο στόχος της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν να προσδιοριστούν οι επιδράσεις δόσης-απόκρισης ενός τέτοιου πρωτοκόλλου άσκησης (DoIT) στη σύσταση του σώματος, την καρδιομεταβολική υγεία, τη σωματική απόδοση και την ποιότητα ζωής σε σωματικά αδρανή υπέρβαρα και παχύσαρκα άτομα κατά τη διάρκεια μιας ετήσιας επιβλεπόμενης προπονητικής παρέμβασης σε περιβάλλον γυμναστηρίου.Μεθοδολογία: Ενενήντα επτά (66% γυναίκες) υπέρβαρα και παχύσαρκα άτομα (31,2±5,7 kg/m2) μέσης ηλικίας (44,8±5,2 ετών) χωρίστηκαν τυχαία στις ακόλουθες ομάδες: (i) ελέγχου χωρίς παρέμβαση (CON, n=29), (ii) παρέμβασης όπου το DoIT εκτελείται μία φορά την εβδομάδα (DoIT-1, n=24), (iii) παρέμβασης όπου το DoIT εκτελείται δύο φορές την εβδομάδα (DoIT-2, n=23) και (iv) παρέμβασης όπου το DoIT εκτελείται τρεις φορές την εβδομάδα (DoIT-3, n =21). Το DoIT ήταν ένα αποδοτικό στον χρόνο πρωτόκολλο διαλειμματικής άσκησης υβριδικού τύπου, που χρησιμοποιούσε προοδευτικά φορτισμένα βασικά κινητικά μοτίβα με προκαθορισμένα διαστήματα έργου και ανάπαυσης (1:3 έως 2:1) σε κυκλική μορφή (2–3 γύροι). Η σωματομετρία, η σύσταση του σώματος, η φυσική κατάσταση, η καρδιομεταβολική υγεία, η απόλαυση στην άσκηση, το συναισθηματικό σθένος και η ποιότητα ζωής αξιολογήθηκαν κατά την έναρξη, 6 μήνες και 12 μήνες μετά την παρέμβαση.Αποτελέσματα: Όλες οι μεταβλητές σωματομετρίας (+2%, p<0.001) και σύστασης σώματος (+2%, p<0.001) αυξήθηκαν στην CON. Στις μετρήσεις σωματομετρίας, όλες οι ομάδες DoIT μείωσαν το σωματικό βάρος (1.8%–5.2%), το δείκτης μάζας σώματος, την περιφέρεια μέσης (3%–6.6%), το λόγο της περιφέρειας της μέσης και των ισχίων (1.1%–6.6%) μετά τη 12μηνη παρέμβαση συγκριτικά με τις αρχικές μετρήσεις (p<0.001). Στη σωματική σύσταση, όλες οι ομάδες DoIT μείωσαν το ποσοστό σωματικού λίπους (1.5%–4.5%), τη λιπώδη μάζα (5%–15%) και το λίπος στην περιοχή του κορμού (0.4%–1.8%), ενώ αυξήσαν την άλιπη σωματική μάζα (1%–2.4%), την ολόσωμη και την τοπική (ισχίο) οστική πυκνότητα (+0.4%–2.2%, p<0.001) καθώς και την οστική μάζα (+0.1%–1.8%, p<0.001) μετά από 12 μήνες παρέμβασης. Στη φυσική κατάσταση, όλες οι ομάδες DoIT παρουσίασαν ανώτερες αλλαγές σε σχέση με την CON στην καρδιοαναπνευστική αντοχή (+18%–23%, p<0.001), τη μυϊκή δύναμη (+13%–38%, p<0.001), τη μυϊκή αντοχή (+42%–159%, p<0.001), την ευλυγισία (+12%–42%, p<0.001), το παθητικό εύρος κίνησης (+6%–50%, p=0.001–0.026), τη στατική ισορροπία (+61%–163%, p<0.001) και στα λειτουργικά μοτίβα κίνησης (+18%–39%, p<0.001) στο τέλος της παρέμβασης. Στην καρδιακή μορφολογία, όλες οι ομάδες DoIT έδειξαν ευεργετικές αλλαγές στη μάζα της αριστερής κοιλίας (1.9%–8.7%, p<0.001), στο πάχος του οπίσθιου τοιχώματος της αριστερής κοιλίας (1%–4.9%, p<0.001), στην τελική διαστολική διάμετρο της αριστερής κοιλίας (1.2%–4.9%, p<0.001), στο πάχος του μεσοκοιλιακού διαφράγματος (1.2%–4.9%, p<0.001) και στη διάμετρο της δεξιάς κοιλίας (1.1%–3%, p<0.001). Στην καρδιακή λειτουργία, όλες οι ομάδες DoIT μείωσαν την καρδιακή συχνότητα ηρεμίας (3%–10%), τη συστολική αρτηριακή πίεση (1.3%–4.8%), τη διαστολική αρτηριακή πίεση (0.8%–3.4%), τη μέση αρτηριακή πίεση (1%–4.5%) και την πίεση πνευμονικής αρτηρίας (0.9%–1.9%) συγκριτικά τόσο με την CON (p=0.001–0.002) όσο και με τα επίπεδα των αρχικών μετρήσεων (p<0.001). Επιπρόσθετα, ο όγκος παλμού της αριστερής κοιλίας (+2.5–6.9%, p<0.001) και το κλάσμα εξώθησης (1.7%–9.3% p<0.001) αυξήθηκαν σε όλες τις ομάδες DoIT. Στους ψυχολογικούς δείκτες, η απόλαυση στην άσκηση και το συναισθηματική σθένος αυξήθηκαν σε όλες τις ομάδες DoIT σε σύγκριση με αρχικά επίπεδα (+20–50%, p<0.001). Η σωματική και η ψυχική συνιστώσα της ποιότητας ζωής αυξήθηκαν (+4%–10%, p<0.001) σε όλες τις ομάδες DoIT συγκριτικά με την CON στο τέλος της παρέμβασης Τα ποσοστά συμμετοχής για τα DoIT-1, DoIT-2 και DoIT-3 ήταν 87,8%, 86,3% και 85,0%, αντίστοιχα. Αναφέρθηκε ένα συνολικό ποσοστό εγκατάλειψης 19,2% (CON: 3.3%, DoIT-1: 20%, DoIT-2: 23,3%, DoIT-3: 30%) και ένα ποσοστό τραυματισμών 3,3% (DoIT-1: 3,3%, DoIT-2: 3,3%, DoIT-3: 3,3%) που σχετίζεται με την άσκηση.Συμπεράσματα: Αυτά τα ευρήματα υποδηλώνουν ότι ένα πρόγραμμα διαλειμματικής νευρομυϊκής προπόνησης υψηλής έντασης που ενσωματώνει ασκήσεις σωματικού βάρους και εναλλακτικούς τρόπους προπόνησης αντιστάσεων που εκτελούνται σε πραγματικές συνθήκες μπορεί να βελτιώσει αρκετούς φυσιολογικούς και ψυχολογικούς δείκτες, αλλά όχι ευρέως με δοσοεξαρτώμενο τρόπο σε σωματικά αδρανείς υπέρβαρους και παχύσαρκους μεσήλικες. Τα αποτελέσματα αυτής της μελέτης θα επιτρέψουν στους ιατρούς και τους επαγγελματίες της άσκησης να ακολουθήσουν πιο αποτελεσματικές οδηγίες συνταγογράφησης της άσκησης για αυτή τη δημοφιλή και αποτελεσματική μέθοδο άσκησης

Psychological Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Topical Review

Regular exercise has been reported as a fundamental piece of the management and treatment puzzle of obesity, playing a vital role in numerous psychological indicators. However, it is unclear whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve critical psychological health markers such as adherence, exercise enjoyment, affective responses, health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression in overweight and obese adults. The purpose of this topical review was to catalogue studies investigating the psychological responses to HIIT in order to identify what psychological outcomes have been assessed, the research methods used, and the results. The inclusion/exclusion criteria were met by 25 published articles investigating either a traditional, single-component (84%) or a hybrid-type, multi-component (16%) HIIT protocol and involving 930 participants with overweight/obesity. The present topical review on HIIT-induced psychological adaptations shows that this popular exercise mode, but also demanding for the masses, can meaningfully increase the vast majority of the selected mental health-related indices. These improvements seem to be equal if not greater than those observed for moderate-intensity continuous training in overweight and obese adults. However, further research is needed in this area, focusing on the potential mechanisms behind positive alterations in various psychological health parameters through larger samples and high-quality randomized controlled trials

Physical Activity, Body Image, and Emotional Intelligence Differences in Adults with Overweight and Obesity

Physical activity (PA) and emotional intelligence (EI) are integral parts of human nature. Body image (BI) and body mass index (BMI) may be indications of the psycho-emotional and physical health of human beings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between PA and EI of Greek adults living with overweight and obesity, as well as to identify the BI and EI differences in this population. A cross-sectional study design was used, involving 216 participants (65% females) of whom 51.4% were young adults (20–40 years), 48.6% were middle-aged adults (41–60 years), while 51.4% of participants were living with overweight or obesity. According to the results, all indicators of PA had very low correlations with EI factors, while statistically significant correlations were observed only for PA at work and the total score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire with the use of emotions (r = 0.16 and r = 0.17, respectively, p < 0.05). Women had significantly higher EI scores than men regarding the care and empathy factor, while the individuals with obesity had lower scores in the use of emotions factor. Regarding BI, young adults who were satisfied with their BI had better control of feelings than the middle-aged adult counterparts. In conclusion, BI satisfaction and EI may differ between individuals living with overweight and obesity in both genders. Younger individuals with obesity may compensate better for their BI and better control their emotions. On the other side, PA does not seem to have an important role in these associations

Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Interferes with Anabolic and Catabolic Characteristics of the Aged Human Skeletal Muscle.

Aging is associated with the development of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (LGSI) characterized by increased circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines and acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP). Collective evidence suggests that elevated levels of inflammatory mediators such as CRP, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) are correlated with deteriorated skeletal muscle mass and function, though the molecular footprint of this observation in the aged human skeletal muscle remains obscure. Based on animal models showing impaired protein synthesis and enhanced degradation in response to LGSI, we compared here the response of proteolysis- and protein synthesis-related signaling proteins as well as the satellite cell and amino acid transporter protein content between healthy older adults with increased versus physiological blood hs-CRP levels in the fasted (basal) state and after an anabolic stimulus comprised of acute resistance exercise (RE) and protein feeding. Our main findings indicate that older adults with increased hs-CRP levels demonstrate (i) increased proteasome activity, accompanied by increased protein carbonylation and IKKα/β phosphorylation; (ii) reduced Pax7+ satellite cells; (iii) increased insulin resistance, at the basal state; and (iv) impaired S6 ribosomal protein phosphorylation accompanied by hyperinsulinemia following an acute RE bout combined with protein ingestion. Collectively, these data provide support to the concept that age-related chronic LGSI may upregulate proteasome activity via induction of the NF-κB signaling and protein oxidation and impair the insulin-dependent anabolic potential of human skeletal muscle

Hybrid Neuromuscular Training Improves Cardiometabolic Health and Alters Redox Status in Inactive Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 5-month high-intensity hybrid-type neuromuscular training program with nontraditional implements on cardiometabolic health, redox status, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in inactive overweight and obese women. Forty-nine inactive female participants with overweight and obesity (age: 36.4 &amp; PLUSMN; 4.4 years; BMI: 29.1 &amp; PLUSMN; 2.9 kg/m(2)) were randomly assigned to either a control (C, n = 21) or a training group (TR, n = 28). TR followed a 20-week supervised, progressive, time-efficient (3 days/week; 6-15 min net exercise time) program implementing loaded fundamental movement patterns with prescribed work-to-rest time intervals (20-40 s, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1) in a circuit fashion (2-3 rounds). Cardiometabolic risk factors were measured at baseline and post-training as secondary outcomes of a larger randomized controlled trial. At post-intervention, TR demonstrated favorable changes in resting heart rate (-7%, p = 0.043), high-density lipoprotein (+18.1%, p = 0.029), atherogenic index (-17%, p = 0.045), mean arterial pressure (-4.5%, p = 0.03), waist circumference (-6.2%, p = 0.005), waist-to-hip ratio (-4.6%; p = 0.015), metabolic syndrome severity score (-222%, p = 0.024), full 30-year CVD risk (-15.8%, p = 0.002) and hard 30-year CVD risk (-17.6%, p = 0.01), vascular age (-7.8%, p = 0.002), protein carbonyls (-45.7%, p = 0.001), catalase activity (+15.2%, p = 0.023), and total antioxidant capacity (+11.4%, p = 0.002) relative to C. Additionally, TR induced beneficial changes in fasting glucose (-3.4%, p = 0.002), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (-15.7%, p &lt; 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (-5.6%, p &lt; 0.001), reduced glutathione (+39.8%, p &lt; 0.001), 10-year CVD risk (-17.4%, p = 0.011), and total bilirubin (-21.7%, p &lt; 0.001) compared to baseline. These results suggest that hybrid-type neuromuscular training may improve aspects of cardiometabolic health and antioxidant status in inactive overweight and obese women providing a time-efficient (100 min/week) exercise approach in a real-world gym setting.&lt;/p&gt