Table 1. The characteristics of the participants. Data are means (± SD) (n=20). Variables Age (yrs) 22.9 (2.6) Height (m) 1.82 (0.06) Body mass (kg) 75.7 (8.0) BMI (kg·m2) 22.9 (2.1) ATS (km·h-1) 11.0 (1.2) ATHR (bpm) 170.7 (3.7) LES (mM·min-1) .21 (.09) HRR (bpm) 71.8 (3.7) GLUe (mg·dl-1·min-1) 1.06 (1.02) ∆NOe (µM·min-1) 1.77 (2.03) BMI= body mass index; ATS= anaerobic threshold speed; ATHR= heart rate corresponding to anaerobic threshold speed; LES= lactate elimination speed; HR= resting heart rate; GLUe= glucose change rate per minute; ∆NOe= nitric oxide change rate per minute.