Table 1. Gas analysis, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion at pre and 0-40 min. Data are means (±SD).
Control 7 min RW 3 min RW
VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) pre 5.5 (0.9) 5.6 (0.8) 5.4 (0.6)
0-40 min 28.4 (3.2) 28.1 (3.5) 28.8 (3.5)
VCO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) pre 4.9 (0.8) 5.0 (0.7) 4.8 (0.5)
0-40 min 27.2 (3.1) 26.9 (3.5) 27.5 (3.6)
RER (A.U.) pre 0.88 (0.03) 0.88 (0.04) 0.88 (0.05)
0-40 min 0.95 (0.03) 0.95 (0.02) 0.95 (0.03)
HR (%HRmax) pre 36(5) 36(4) 36(4)
0-40 min 71(5) 70(6) 71(4)
RPE (A.U.) pre 6.3 (0.6) 6.4 (0.7) 6.2 (0.4)
0-40 min 12.6 (2.0) 12.6 (1.9) 11.9 (1.8)
Control: 15 min of seated rest trial, 7 min RW: 7 min of the cycling at 70% of HRmax trial, 3 min RW: 3 min of the cycling at 70% of HRmax trial, VO2: oxygen uptake, VCO2: carbon dioxide production, RER: respiratory exchange ratio, HR: heart rate, RPE: rating of perceived exertion. (n=13).