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The aim of this research is to determine in the anthropometrical indicators used here in this chapter the percentage of body fat, the body mass index (BMI) and the waist - hip ratio (WHR), which introduce a correlation with the metabolic variables of heart rate, blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and double product. The Bruce Protocol was updated to measure metabolic variables, and the Petroski formula was used to calculate the percentage of fat in a population of 69 subjects with an average age of 41.7 6.6 years. The data collected received statistical treatment by the “Statistical 5.0” program with correlation being made by the calculation of the simple coefficient of Pearson “r” by means of a statistical significance test (p < 0.05). Heart rate tended to be associated primarily with the strength of power, as well as the percentage of fat and BMI, according to the findings. Blood pressure and BMI had a strong relationship, particularly in the female group. The WHR, which shows a correlation between the pattern of male body fat distribution (android) and blood pressure, was the anthropometrical measure that had significant associations with blood pressure in the male group. The BMI had a strong association with the double-product; we assume this is because this anthropometric measure is linked to the amount of body mass. Since the BMI is the only metric used here that includes lean mass in its values, this measure truly represents the function of the myocardium. Only the amount of fat was negatively associated with time spent on the treadmill; in other words, the higher the percentage, the less time spent on the treadmill.