Physical activity (PA) and emotional intelligence (EI) are integral parts of human nature. Body image (BI) and body mass index (BMI) may be indications of the psycho-emotional and physical health of human beings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between PA and EI of Greek adults living with overweight and obesity, as well as to identify the BI and EI differences in this population. A cross-sectional study design was used, involving 216 participants (65% females) of whom 51.4% were young adults (20–40 years), 48.6% were middle-aged adults (41–60 years), while 51.4% of participants were living with overweight or obesity. According to the results, all indicators of PA had very low correlations with EI factors, while statistically significant correlations were observed only for PA at work and the total score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire with the use of emotions (r = 0.16 and r = 0.17, respectively, p < 0.05). Women had significantly higher EI scores than men regarding the care and empathy factor, while the individuals with obesity had lower scores in the use of emotions factor. Regarding BI, young adults who were satisfied with their BI had better control of feelings than the middle-aged adult counterparts. In conclusion, BI satisfaction and EI may differ between individuals living with overweight and obesity in both genders. Younger individuals with obesity may compensate better for their BI and better control their emotions. On the other side, PA does not seem to have an important role in these associations.

Background. Obesity is considered a major global public health issue. Interestingly, physical exercise has a vital role in preventing, managing, and treating obesity. However, bariatric surgery has been reported as an effective treatment option. Objectives. The present trial aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-month, real-world, multi-component exercise intervention with bariatric surgery ...

Background: Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), excess adiposity, and knee osteoarthritis (OA) require exercise prescriptions that address cardiometabolic risk without unnecessarily increasing joint symptoms.Aims: This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether 12 weeks of home-based hybrid multicomponent exercise training (HMET) altered metabolic (FBG), hemodynamic (SBP/DBP), anthropometric (BMI), and walking-capacity (6MWD) outcomes in adults with diabesity and radiographic knee OA.Methods: Forty-two adults aged >50 years with T2DM, BMI ≥23 kg/m², and Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2–3 knee OA were randomized 1:1 to HMET (n = 21) or control (n = 21). HMET was performed three times weekly. Prespecified co-outcomes were BMI, fasting blood glucose (FBG), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP), and 6-minute walk distance (6MWD). Group × time effects were evaluated using repeated-measures ANOVA; Holm-adjusted p-values were used as a multiplicity sensitivity analysis. Results: The group × time interaction was strongest for FBG [F(1,40) = 8.83, nominal p = .005, Holm p = .025, partial η² = .18], with an HMET-versus-control difference in change of −82.0 mg/dL (95% CI −137.7 to −26.2). DBP showed a nominal interaction [F(1,40) = 4.31, p = .044, Holm p = .176, partial η² = .10; difference in change −4.9 mmHg, 95% CI −9.7 to −0.1], but did not remain statistically significant after multiplicity adjustment. Interactions for BMI, SBP, and 6MWD were not statistically significant. All 42 participants completed follow-up; HMET adherence was ≥90%, and no adverse events were recorded.Conclusion: Twelve-week home-based HMET produced a statistically significant FBG group × time effect after Holm adjustment and a more tentative DBP signal, without statistically significant evidence of parallel change in BMI, SBP, or 6MWD. These findings support further confirmatory trials with a prespecified primary endpoint and longer follow-up.

The aim of this study is to examine the relationships between emotional intelligence and self-reported performance-related outcomes (psychological performance and subjective athletic performance satisfaction) in athletes, and to evaluate the indirect role of psychological resilience in these relationships. The research was conducted using a quantitative, cross-sectional design. A total of 403 national-team athletes aged between 18 and 38 years voluntarily participated. Data were collected through self-report measures of emotional intelligence, psychological resilience, psychological performance, and aggression, together with a visual analog scale assessing subjective athletic performance satisfaction. Direct and indirect associations were estimated using path analysis with observed composite scores. Statistical inference was based on 95% bias-corrected and accelerated (BCa) bootstrap confidence intervals obtained from 10,000 resamples, with aggression included as an auxiliary covariate. Emotional intelligence was positively associated with psychological resilience (β = 0.586, 95% BCa CI [0.495, 0.670]), and psychological resilience was positively associated with psychological performance (β = 0.469, 95% BCa CI [0.368, 0.559]) and subjective athletic performance satisfaction (β = 0.170, 95% BCa CI [0.054, 0.286]). The adjusted direct associations of emotional intelligence with psychological performance (β = 0.013, 95% BCa CI [-0.093, 0.121]) and subjective athletic performance satisfaction (β = 0.117, 95% BCa CI [-0.004, 0.231]) were not supported because their confidence intervals included zero. Significant indirect associations through psychological resilience were observed for psychological performance (β = 0.275, 95% BCa CI [0.205, 0.354]) and subjective athletic performance satisfaction (β = 0.100, 95% BCa CI [0.032, 0.176]). After accounting for aggression as an auxiliary covariate, the findings indicate that psychological resilience is an important statistical pathway linking emotional intelligence with self-reported performance-related outcomes. Because the study was cross-sectional, the results should be interpreted as directional associations rather than causal effects. Because all outcomes were self-reported with satisfaction assessed by a single item and the psychological performance measure showing mixed confirmatory factor analysis fit these associations should be interpreted with caution.