Table 2. Average (± SD) VO
2 measurements for each group, in each shoe condition during pre- and post-10 weeks of training.
| Time |
Control Group |
Experimental Group |
| Traditional |
VFF |
Speed |
Traditional |
VFF |
Speed |
| Pre |
42.9 (7.4) |
42.0 (7.3) |
3.45 (.44) |
42.6 (4.1) |
42.6 (5.4) |
3.34 (.46) |
| Post |
40.8 (5.2) |
39.9 (4.8) |
39.1 (5.8) |
38.2 (5.7) |
| % change (pre-post) |
3.1 (15.2)* |
2.8 (16.2)* |
8.4 (7.17)* |
10.4 (6.88)* |
VO
2 measurements are in ml·kg
-1·min
-1, running speed measurements are in m/s. p-values for various comparisons are listed in the Results section.* denotes improvement from pre- to post-training testing.
