Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged between 18 and 35 years; * Overweight but not obese (BMI ≥24 and ≤ 28 kg/m2); * Physically inactive (3 or less bouts of purposeful exercise per week); * Ability to understand the research details and voluntarily sign the informed consent form; * Non-smoker (for \>5 years); * Body weight has been stable over the past six months, with no recent weight gain or loss behaviors; * Healthy (see exclusion criteria). Exclusion Criteria: * Any chronic illness, cardiac, pulmonary, liver, or kidney abnormalities, uncontrolled hypertension, peripheral arterial disease, insulin- or non-insulin dependent diabetes or other metabolic disorders - all ascertained through preliminary screening; * Individuals with a history of bone, joint or neuromuscular problems or a current musculoskeletal injury ascertained through preliminary screening; * Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) results; * Currently taking medication that may affect physiological testing; * Contraindications to exercise.