METHODS: Twenty physically inactive men (49.15 ± 2.581 years) and BMI with 27.66 ± 0.91, participated in an 8-month training programme involving concurrent exercise (CT), resistance training (RT), and aerobic training (AT) program to determine the effects on fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin resistance (IR), blood pressure (BP) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in overweight and obese adult persons. This study was used a randomized repeated measures parallel experimental design. RESULTS: Pre-to-post mean values of FBG, IR, SBP, DBP and WHR significantly decreased. Exercise modality had a significant effect on FBG (F (2, 26) = 10.656, p = 0.001, η CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the importance of tailored exercise interventions, with short rest RT and CT emerging as the most effective method for inactive overweight and obese individuals.