Table 3.
Heart rate and percent time spent in each HR zone per sex during the match and comparing first and second halves. Data are means (±SD).
Male
Female
Match
(
n
=24)
1st half
(
n
=12)
2nd half
(
n
=12)
ES
Match
(
n
=24)
1st half
(
n
=12)
2nd half
(
n
=12)
ES
HRmax (bpm)
173(13)
174(15)
172(12)
.19
177(13)
178(15)
177(12)
.05
Mean HR (bpm)
137(12)
134(11)
140(13)
–.46
138(18)
126(14)
149 (14.9)
†
–1.63
Z1: <60% HRmax
19.1 (16.5)
23.1 (15.0)
15.1 (17.6)
.48
26.7 (21.8)
41.0 (20.5)
†
12.4 (11.4)
1.70
Z2: 61–70% HRmax
25.5 (12.0)
27.0 (12.6)
24.0 (11.8)
.24
15.8 (10.8)
22.3 (10.1)
†
9.3 (6.9)
1.48
Z3: 71–80% HRmax
26.0 (11.5)
23.8 (10.2)
28.3 (12.8)
–.38
17.6 (13.2)
15.4 (6.0)
19.8 (17.8)
–.33
Z4: 81–90% HRmax
20.3 (14.4)
17.9 (13.2)
22.8 (15.8)
–.33
29.2 (20.4)
17.4 (12.8)
41.0 (20.1)
†
–1.38
Z5: 91–95% HRmax
7.0 (10.4)
6.1 (8.5)
8.0 812.4)
–.18
8.3 (12.1)
3.1 (3.6)
13.5 (15.4)
*
–.91
Z6: >95% HRmax
1.9 (4.2)
2.0 (4.8)
1.7 (3.6)
.07
2.3 (6.4)
.7 (1.1)
3.9 (8.9)
*
–.50
* p<0.05
† p<0.01, HR: Heart Rate, HRmax: Maximum Heart Rate, Z1–Z6: HR Zones 1 to 6.