Table 1. Mean values for physiological and metabolic data measured at three conditions of slope: 0, 12.5 and 25%. Data are means (±SD).
| Parameter / Condition |
0% |
12.5% |
25% |
| VO2 max (ml/min-1/kg-1) |
63.3 (3.9) |
64 (3.5) |
63.7 (3.6 |
| HRmax (b/min-1) |
182(6) |
181.9 (4.9) |
182(8) |
| VE (l/min-1) |
152.2 (23.8) |
159.0 (23.0) |
159.0 (22.6) |
| VT (%VO2max) |
90.4 (2.4) |
90.6 (2.6) |
91.3 (2.3) |
| Cr (mlO2/.kg-1/m-1) |
.192 (.007) |
.350 (.029) ** |
.516 (.035) ** ## |
| [La]r / [La]f (mmol/l-1) |
2.8 (2.2) / 13.1 (2.7) |
2.0 (.8) / 12.3 (3.3) |
3.7 (2.7) / 12.7 (2.4) |
| Test duration (s) |
920(78) |
960(116) |
908(100) |
| Rating of Perceived Exertion |
8.6 (1.1) |
8.25 (.9) |
8.6 (1.0) |
*= significant difference between 25% or 12.5 % and 0%; *: p < 0.05 **: p < 0.01.# = significant difference between 25% and 12.5%; #: p < 0.05, ##: p < 0.01.
