Table 1 Echo intensity, subcutaneous fat thickness and muscle thickness for the walking training group (W-group) and walking and resistance training group (WR-group) in before and after the 10-week training

76.10 ± 9.28

67.23 ± 7.97^*

−11.17 ± 8.75

67.98 ± 8.79^†

57.96 ± 9.96^*†

−14.69 ± 9.93

63.71 ± 7.53

56.18 ± 8.04^*

−11.60 ± 9.63

60.07 ± 12.54

44.29 ± 11.17^*†

−25.74 ± 14.52^†

69.90 ± 7.43

61.71 ± 7.04^*

−11.50 ± 7.26

64.02 ± 9.53^†

51.12 ± 9.95^*†

−20.22 ± 9.52^†

0.81 ± 0.22

0.82 ± 0.25

1.49 ± 12.39

0.74 ± 0.28

0.73 ± 0.25

0.91 ± 16.13

0.61 ± 0.21

0.63 ± 0.24

4.10 ± 21.36

0.62 ± 0.28

0.52 ± 0.21^*

−13.04 ± 19.56^†

0.71 ± 0.21

0.72 ± 0.23

2.14 ± 12.17

0.68 ± 0.27

0.62 ± 0.23^*

−6.47 ± 12.43^†

1.43 ± 0.31

1.31 ± 0.27^*

− 7.18 ± 12.25

1.38 ± 0.36

1.46 ± 0.36^*

7.97 ± 18.50^†

1.39 ± 0.42

1.24 ± 0.38

−10.20 ± 13.41

1.45 ± 0.47

1.46 ± 0.46

4.60 ± 25.68^†

1.63 ± 0.33

1.57 ± 0.32

−2.72 ± 17.68

1.66 ± 0.38

1.72 ± 0.41

6.56 ± 25.33

1.14 ± 0.37

1.02 ± 0.36^*

−10.09 ± 21.97

1.48 ± 0.40^†

1.19 ± 0.30^*†

−14.34 ± 33.19

1.40 ± 0.25

1.29 ± 0.24

−7.83 ± 7.70

1.49 ± 0.33

1.46 ± 0.32

− 0.63 ± 16.42^†