Table 1.
Mean values for physiological and metabolic data measured at three conditions of slope: 0, 12.5 and 25%. Data are means (±SD).
Parameter / Condition
0%
12.5%
25%
VO
2
max (ml/min
-1
/kg
-1
)
63.3 (3.9)
64 (3.5)
63.7 (3.6
HRmax (b/min
-1
)
182(6)
181.9 (4.9)
182(8)
VE (l/min
-1
)
152.2 (23.8)
159.0 (23.0)
159.0 (22.6)
VT (%VO
2
max)
90.4 (2.4)
90.6 (2.6)
91.3 (2.3)
Cr (mlO
2
/.kg
-1
/m
-1
)
.192 (.007)
.350 (.029)
**
.516 (.035)
**
##
[La]r / [La]f (mmol/l
-1
)
2.8 (2.2) / 13.1 (2.7)
2.0 (.8) / 12.3 (3.3)
3.7 (2.7) / 12.7 (2.4)
Test duration (s)
920(78)
960(116)
908(100)
Rating of Perceived Exertion
8.6 (1.1)
8.25 (.9)
8.6 (1.0)
*= significant difference between 25% or 12.5 % and 0%; *: p < 0.05 **: p < 0.01.
# = significant difference between 25% and 12.5%; #: p < 0.05, ##: p < 0.01.