Table 2. Energy expenditure, exercise intensity and adherence for CMIET + HIIT and CMIET groups. Data are means (±SD).
CMIET + HIIT CMIET
HIIT sessions CMIET sessions
Treadmill EE (kcal) 146.1 (35.1) 140.7 (31.9) 146.8 (66.4)
Treadmill intensity (METs) 9.5 (2.1) 6.1 (1.5) 6.2 (1.1)
Cycle EE (kcal) - 122.3 (27.1) 126.4 (37.8)
Cycle intensity (METs) - 5.3 (1.1) 5.3 (0.6)
HIIT Active recovery EE (kcal) 102.7 (26.6) - -
Total EE (kcal) 248.8 (57.6) 263 (59.3) 273.2 (63.8)
Relative Total EE (kcal·kg-1) 2.9 (0.5) 3.1 (0.6) 3.0 (0.6)
Relative intensity (%HRR) 99.1 (2.2) 59.3 (2.1) 60.9 (1.9)
Adherence (%) 100 (0.0) 87.5 (8.7) 86.7 (5.9)
EE: energy expenditure; METs: metabolic equivalents (3.5 mL·kg-1·min-1); HRR: heart rate reserve. Assumes participants walked at 3.0 km/h on a flat surface (2.7 METs) during HIIT active recovery periods.