It would, therefore, be of great interest to determine
the impact of a short duration HICT program on cardiovascular
responses, body composition, blood profile, and
physical performance.The proposed exercise program design
consisting of the combination of resistance and callisthenic
training through a short time commitment represents the
innovative approach to challenge some of the current exercise
paradigm used in primary health care models. In addition,
the literature is sparse regarding metabolic change induced
by HICT in obese population (see [10, 19, 20] for more
details). The purpose of the current pilot study was therefore
to determine how a 4-week HICT program would change key
physiological health markers in sedentary obese males. The
research question poses whether a 4-week HICT program
would affect blood profile, resting HR, resting BP, body
composition, and physical performance. Part of this data has
been presented elsewhere in abstract form [21].