Comparative effects of supervised aerobic and combined training with dietary counseling on metabolic biomarkers in sedentary adult male bank employees: a randomized controlled trial

Comparative effects of supervised aerobic and combined training with dietary counseling on metabolic biomarkers in sedentary adult male bank employees: a randomized controlled trial. Comparative effects of supervised aerobic and combined training with dietary counseling on metabolic biomarkers in sedentary adult male bank employees: a randomized controlled trial Article Open access Published: 28 October 2026 Cite this article You have full access to this open access article Download PDF View saved research Comparative effects of supervised aerobic and combined training with dietary counseling on metabolic biomarkers in sedentary adult male bank employees: a randomized controlled trial Download PDF Abstract Sedentary behavior is a growing public health concern associated with impaired lipid and glucose metabolism. While exercise and diet independently improve metabolic health, comparisons between aerobic and combined training under controlled dietary conditions remain underexplored.

To address this, twenty sedentary adult male bank employees (mean age: 47.80 years) were randomized into either a supervised aerobic or combined training group, both with dietary counseling. Total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were measured at baseline and post-intervention, and two mixed ANOVAs were run on all outcomes. There were significant time-based improvements across metabolic biomarkers ( p <.001), though we observed no group-by-time interactions ( p >.05).

A two-way mixed ANOVA showed no significant between-subject effects of group for TC (F(1,18)= 0.05, p =.825, η² p =.003), TG (F(1,18)= 0.75, p =.398, η² p =.040), LDL-C (F(1,18)= 0.20, p =.659, η² p =.011), HDL-C (F(1,18)= 0.02, p =.885, η² p =.001), or FBG (F(1,18)= 0.06, p =.813, η² p =.003). These results indicated no significant between-group differences; rather, both aerobic and combined training, with dietary counseling, produced comparable metabolic improvements by reducing TC, TG, LDL-C, and FBG while increasing HDL-C levels. Trial registration: Pan African Clinical Trial Registry PACTR202501649861961.

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