Table 1. Participant characteristics (mean ± SD).

Parameters	Male (n = 7)	Female (n = 7)	Total (n = 14)
Age (years)	30.7 ± 7.5	26.1 ± 4.8	28.4 ± 6.5
Height (cm)	172.5 ± 6.3	162.9 ± 4.8	167.7 ± 7.3
Body mass (kg)	64.3 ± 7.9	54.7 ± 8.5	59.5 ± 9.3
BMI (kg·m–2)	21.5 ± 1.5	20.6 ± 2.9	21.1 ± 2.3
Body fat (%)	17.4 ± 2.0	27.2 ± 7.2	22.3 ± 2.3
VO2peak (mL·kg–1·min–1)	34.3 ± 4.7	27.9 ± 6.4	31.0 ± 6.2
PPO (W)	220.7 ± 35.6	163.0 ± 23.7	191.8 ± 41.7
HRmax (bpm)	181.0 ± 15.4	179.0 ± 12.5	180.0 ± 10.0
HR at VT1 (%HRmax)	73.9 ± 5.3	70.8 ± 5.0	72.4 ± 5.3
HR at VT2 (%HRmax)	83.3 ± 6.3	82.3 ± 6.0	82.8 ± 6.4

BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity; VO_2peak, peak oxygen uptake; PPO, peak power output; HR_max, maximum heart rate; VT1, first ventilatory threshold; VT2, second ventilatory threshold.