A short-term concurrent training program enhances arterial stiffness and flow-mediated dilation in overweight or obese women independent of weight loss

Background and aims Despite a wide amount of evidence regarding vascular improvements in overweight/obesity condition, little is known about similar vascular benefits from exercise training without weight loss. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 6-week concurrent training (CT) program on pulse wave velocity (PWV), flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) average (cIMT av ) and maximum (cIMT max ) in overweight/obese women who did not report weight loss.