Table 4. Mean differences of anthropometric and exercise capacity post-test values minus metabolic pre-test values. Data are means (±SD).
|
CE (N = 8) |
EE (N = 8) |
| Body mass, kg |
-.7 (1.2) |
-.2 (1.0) |
| Lean body mass, kg |
-.9 (2.3) |
.2 (.8) |
| Body cell mass, kg |
.2 (1.0) |
.7 (1.4) |
| Muscle mass, kg |
.1 (1.3) |
.8 (1.4) |
| Fat mass, kg |
.2 (1.5) |
-.4 (.9) |
| Hfmax, bpm |
8.4 (10.5) * |
.7 (8.8) |
| Pmax, W |
10.3 (18.0) |
3.4 (15.7) |
CE: concentric exercise (uphill walking); EE: eccentric exercise (downhill walking); Hfmax: maximum heart rate reached during exercise capacity testing; Pmax: maximum power; n.s.: not significant* p < 0.05 within group change (calculated with Wilcoxon test).
