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The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of low-intense combined exercise on body composition, serum lipids, Leptin and hormone in post-menopausal obese middle-aged women. The study was conducted for 16 weeks and the values were monitored before and after the combined exercise program to provide scientific data for development of effective exercise prescription for obesity treatment. Produced results are processed by SPSS 15 for Windows to calculate average and standard deviation, repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to measure the change in experimental group and control group during the exercise period, and (p<.05) standard was used to verify later. By analyzing results, doing low-intense and combined exercise program at least 5 days a week, more than 1 hour per day is recommended to effectively increase abdominal strength, balance and to decrease weight, waist, TC, the level of Leptin, and Insulin (p<.05, p<.001). For post-menopausal middle-aged women, additional analysis through long-term exercise is required.