The aim of the present study was to determine the responsiveness of the health-related field-based physical fitness used tests in adults. A total of 62 non-active participants aged 18 to 64 years were randomized into the intervention(n=31) or control group(n=31). The exercise program included 3 sessions/week (60min/session) of multicomponent exercise training for 12 weeks. The control group continued with their usual routines. Pre-post differences were explored with pairwise comparison ANOVA for each group. The proportion of responders/non-responders and the percentage of the population that was expected to respond to the intervention were calculated. None of the tests changed pre-post in the control group (all p>0.05, Cohen’s d≤0.2). In the intervention group, overall, all tests were found to be responsive (all p0.50), except the body weight, waist circumference, and handgrip (Cohen’s d≤0.1). The proportion of individual responders was >46%, while the proportion of the population expected to respond was >85% in most of the tests evaluated. All the health-related field-based physical fitness tests were found to be responsive following multicomponent exercise training program, except the anthropometric and handgrip tests, which were less responsive than the others and might require specifically targeted interventions to respond further.
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