OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of 12 weeks of (3 days/week) concurrent training and 4 weeks of detraining on serum adiponectin concentrations and physical fitness levels in obese boys without dietary intervention. METHODS: 24 healthy boys, 11-13 years old with body mass index >28 voluntarily participated in the study. They were divided into two groups, experimental (n = 12) and control (n = 12). RESULTS: Adiponectin concentrations after 12 weeks presented significant decline in both experimental and control group compared with the baseline (p < 0.05). VO2 peak, flexibility, strength, endurance of sit-ups and agility significantly increased in the experimental group compared with the control group (p < 0.05). It was shown that after a 4-week detraining, serum adiponectin did not significantly change in the experimental group and that beneficial physical fitness was gradually decreased. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the beneficial effects of exercise training on physical fitness are temporary. Since the process of adaptation is reversible, it seems that adiponectin concentrations were inevitably affected by morphological and hormonal changes that occurred during puberty in boys.
endurance training; resistance training; adiponectin; physical fitness; obese children
