Exercise boosted levels of a protective anti-inflammatory protein in the blood vessels of obese mice by nearly five times compared to mice that didn't exercise.

Exercise reduced the levels of a key inflammatory protein in the blood vessels of obese mice by over 60% compared to mice that didn't exercise.

Exercise boosted a key signaling protein in blood vessels by 37% in obese mice, which helps improve blood flow.

Exercise increased the activity of a protein that helps blood vessels relax by more than double in the blood vessels of obese mice compared to sedentary mice.

Exercise made the fat cells around the blood vessels in obese mice about 4.1% smaller than in mice that didn't exercise.

Obese mice that exercised on a treadmill for 8 weeks weighed about 22.6% less than obese mice that didn't exercise.