Table 3. Walking session results. Data are means (±SD). |
|
CE (N = 8) |
EE (N = 8) |
| Mean walking time pws, s |
4496.3 (365.9) * |
4070.7 (278.7) |
| Mean walking speed pws, m·s-1 |
1.1 (0.1) * |
1.2 (0.1) |
| Mean VO2rel pws, ml·kg-1·min-1 |
17.1 (1.6) *** |
10.1 (1.0) |
| Mean rel. e.e. pws, kJ·kg-1·min-1 |
0.35 (0.03) *** |
0.21 (0.02) |
| Mean absolute e.e. pws, kJ |
2309.5 (470.2) *** |
1177.0 (245.7) |
| Total e.e., kJ |
20785.0 (4232.2) *** |
10593.1 (2211.6) |
| Hfmean, bpm |
126.6 (9.8) *** |
92.8 (10.2) |
| RPEmean, 6-20 |
13.4 (0.6) *** |
8.8 (1.4) |
| Pain mean, 1-10 |
1.3 (0.3) |
1.1 (0.1) |
| Soreness mean, 1-10 |
1.4 (0.4) |
1.2 (0.2) |
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CE: concentric exercise (uphill walking); EE: eccentric exercise (downhill walking); pws: per walking session; VO2rel: relative oxygen uptake; e.e.: estimated energy expenditure; Hfmean: mean heart frequency; RPEmean: mean rate of perceived exertion |
* and *** denote p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively, between group differences (calculated with Mann-Whitney U-Test). |
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