Table 3 Parameters of body composition, aerobic power and heart rate in AW and WE before and after the intervention period. Data are means (±SD).
AW (N = 7♂ / 7♀) WE (N = 8♂ / 8♀)
Pre Post p-Value Pre Post p-Value
Body mass [kg] 70.5 (8.1) 67.6 (7.1) .01 70.5 (9.8) 68.7 (8.9) .01
Total body fat [%] 22.5 (6.3) 21.0 (6.6) .09 22.4 (6.3) 21.4 (6.5) .02
Visceral fat [kg] 5.6 (2.2) 4.7 (1.9) .01 5.7 (2.1) 5.4 (1.9) .01
Fat free mass [kg] 51.8 (7.3) 50.8 (7.4) .27 52.1 (9.3) 51.4 (8.7) .02
Resting HR [b.min-1] 65.8 (11.5) 57.8 (13.0) .01 70.1 (12.3) 60.6 (7.6) .01
Rel. VO2 peak [mL.kg-1.min-1]# 36.8 (4.5) 43.6 (6.5) .01 38.8 (5.0) 41.5 (6.0) .01
Maximal speed [km.h-1] 11.9 (1.6) 13.9 (2.1) .01 12.8 (1.8) 14.0 (1.9) .01
Maximal lactate [mmol.L-1] 7.6 (2.2) 7.9 (2.2) .39 8.7 (2.0) 9.2 (2.2) .31
VLT [km.h-1] 9.7 (2.2) 11.7 (1.8) .01 9.9 (1.3) 11.2 (1.7) .01
Resting RER .78 (.09) .78 (.06) .77 .79 (.07) .78 (.07) .57
# = pre/post group interaction: p=0.01, η =0.36leea