To evaluate the effects of 12-weeks of walk training with self-selected intensity on lipid profile and anthropometric variables in women with obesity. Forty-eight women volunteers with obesity were randomly assigned into two training groups: self-selected walking group (SSWG; n = 25) and control group (CG; n = 23). There was improvement in biochemical markers only in the SSWG post-intervention (p < 0.05), however no changes were verified in anthropometric variables (p > 0.05). This study demonstrates that walking at self-selected intensity improved the lipid profile in women with obesity. (C) 2019 Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.