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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of six weeks Tae-bo exercise and combined exercise on body composition, serum lipids, growth mediators and adipocytokine in obese middle aged women. Thus, this study divided research participants into two different groups and carried out Tae-bo exercise program (n＝6) and combined exercise program for 60 minutes a day, 5 times a week for 6 weeks. During the exercise period, body weight (p＝.021), BMI (p＝.009) and body fat (p＝.003) significantly decreased through both the Tae-bo exercise program and the combined exercise program. As for the serum lipid components such as TG and TC, this study found no statistically significant difference found in the participants after conducting the Tae-bo exercise program and the combined exercise program, but there was a tendence of decrease found in the components, while HDL-Chol showed a tendency of increase. As for LDL-Chol, there was a significant difference found in the Tae-bo exercise program group by the exercise period. During the exercise period, adiponectin (p＝.010), GH (p＝.009) and IGF-1 (p＝.023) significantly increased through both the Tae-bo exercise program and the combined exercise program. Furthermore, IL-6 (p＝.018) significantly decreased, but there was no difference found between the two groups. As for TNF-α, there was no statistically significant difference found, but it showed a tendency of decrease. With all the results of this study, it was found that a Tae-bo exercise program is effective in improving middle-aged obese women’s weight management and obesity index as much as other combined exercise programs, and this study also found out that it has positive effect on their growth mediators and adipocytokine as well.