Impact of eight weeks of concurrent training on obesity-related biochemical parameters and cardiometabolic risk factors: a case report

Abstract

Obesity, characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat,1 is considered a chronic and progressive disease due to associated comorbidities.2,3 These include metabolic syndrome (MS), a complex disorder characterized by cardiometabolic risk factors such as abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia.4 Individuals with MS are at increased risk of developing type II diabetes, coronary artery disease, arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, some types of cancer and early death.3,5 Because it is strongly associated with obesity, the prevalence of MS has increased rapidly in both developed and developing countries.6 In a systematic review, Vidigal et al.,7 found a prevalence of MS in the Brazilian adult population between 28.9 and 29.6%, according to the criteria used to define it.