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.