Table 1 Participants characteristics at pretest (Mean, SD).

Age

43.9 (14.92)

46.6 (15.18)

0.59^c

45.24 (15.02)

0.93^a

Gender (female/male)

12/7

14/7

0.92^b

16/9

0.93^b

GSI

0.59 (0.44)

0.49 (0.31)

0.39^c

0.54 (0.41)

0.65^a

Vocabulary score

30.26 (4.51)

30.76 (3.85)

0.71^c

29.19 (4.00)

0.56^a

Body mass index

23.91 (2.21)

23.69 (3.80)

0.82^c

24.62 (4.38)

0.71^a

Self-reported physical activity (hours/week)

8.03 (7.18)

7.25 (3.73)

0.67^c

6.20 (4.44)

0.56^a

Self-reported physical activity (MET/week)

29.28 (23.49)

27.73 (14.77)

0.81^c

22.54 (15.94)

0.82^a

VO₂peak (VO₂ml/min/kg)

31.83 (5.27)

30.88 (8.95)

0.68^c

29.03 (6.14)

0.60^a

Training sessions total

20.63 (2.67)

21.24 (2.64)

0.48^c