Table 2.
Submaximal exercise characteristics.
CONT
INT
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
HR (bpm)
Rest
76.8 ± 2.0
74.6 ± 2.3
74.5 ± 3.0
74.1 ± 3.0
30W
93.2 ± 2.8
95.3 ± 3.7
95.9 ± 4.1
93.2 ± 3.1
70% HR
peak
107.9 ± 3.7
109.1 ± 3.7
110.6 ± 2.8
109.5 ± 3.7
RPE (AU)
Rest
6.1 ± 0.1
6.2 ± 0.1
6.2 ± 0.1
6.0 ± 0.0
30W
9.6 ± 0.7
9.5 ± 0.5
9.2 ± 0.4
9.3 ± 0.6
70% HR
peak
13.1 ± 1.2
11.5 ± 0.5
11.9 ± 0.4
11.3 ± 0.5
VO
2
(mL·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
Rest
2.4 ± 0.2
2.6 ± 0.2
‡
3.0 ± 0.1
3.2 ± 0.1
‡
30W
7.4 ± 0.5
8.2 ± 0.7
9.8 ± 0.4
9.7 ± 0.4
70% HR
peak
11.4 ± 1.5
11.8 ± 1.6
12.7 ± 0.8
13.7 ± 1.3
RER (AU)
Rest
0.85 ± 0.02
0.81 ± 0.02
0.79 ± 0.01
0.79 ± 0.02
30W
0.87 ± 0.03
0.84 ± 0.02
0.85 ± 0.02
0.79 ± 0.02
70% HR
peak
0.93 ± 0.02
0.93 ± 0.03
0.92 ± 0.02
0.87 ± 0.02
EE (kcal·min
-1
)
Rest
1.2 ± 0.1
1.2 ± 0.1
1.3 ± 0.1
1.3 ± 0.1
30W
3.6 ± 0.3
4.0 ± 0.3
4.2 ± 0.2
4.1 ± 0.3
70% HR
peak
5.7 ± 0.7
5.8 ± 0.8
5.6 ± 0.4
5.8 ± 0.5
HR, heart rate; RPE, rating of perceived exertion; EE, energy expenditure. 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ. Data are mean ± SEM.
‡ Significant main effect of test, p < 0.05.