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Abstract

Introduction: A routine exercise program has been recommended across all demographic groups to improve cardiovascular health, muscle function, cognitive function, and mental health. Purpose: This study examined how personalized exercise affects health-related fitness parameters. Method: A total of 17 patients (age=42.88±12.89 years, male=1, and females=16), attending the fitness program at a regional hospital, were recruited. A health-related fitness battery test, including cardiorespiratory endurance, resting heart rate and blood pressure, motor fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, flexibility, body composition, and balance, was administered at the pre- (week 0), mid- (week 4), and post-study (week 8) periods. Results: Body fat (%) significantly decreased by 9% from week 0 to week 4 (37.15±7.75 to 33.78±7.66%, p=0.02) and further decreased by 11% at week 8 (32.93±8.18%). Cardiorespiratory fitness was also improved by 15% from week 0 to week 4 (22.55±9.65 to 25.82±9.75 ml/kg/min, p=0.04), and it continued to increase at week 8 (29.80±9.54 ml/kg/min). Muscular strength (pushup) significantly increased over the 8 weeks of intervention (week 0: 12.50±5.07, week 4: 16.75±5.34, and week 8: 20.17±6.41, p=0.001). Balance composite scores significantly increased by 16% from week 0 to week 8 (69.17±3.55 to 80.29±2.56%, p=0.017). There were no significant changes in other fitness parameters.  Conclusion: Participation in an 8-week personalized exercise program resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in adiposity, aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and balance among adult patients. Notably, a decrease in body fat and an improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness over the intervention period, highlighting the program’s effectiveness in rapidly enhancing cardiometabolic and functional health. These findings demonstrate the value of structured, supervised exercise programs as scalable, healthcare-integrated strategies for reducing chronic disease risk and improving patient health outcomes.

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