Table 2. Velocity, HR, SpO2 and perceived recovery, motivation, breathlessness, limb discomfort and pleasure during session 1 (averaged across the session). Data presented as mean ± SD. |
| Parameter |
Condition |
| HYP |
NOR |
p value |
| Velocity (km·h-1) |
6.5 ± 0.3 |
6.3 ± 0.6 |
0.23 |
| HR (bpm) |
144 ± 16 |
129 ± 20 |
0.04 |
| SpO2 (%) |
83.2 ± 0.9## |
95.7 ± 0.7 |
0.01 |
| Perceived recovery (au) |
8.4 ± 1.6 |
8.1 ± 1.9 |
0.38 |
| Perceived motivation (au) |
13.8 ± 1.8## |
16.4 ± 2.3 |
0.01 |
| Perceived breathlessness (au) |
2.5 ± 1.3 |
2.3 ± 1.4 |
0.28 |
| Perceived limb discomfort (au) |
3.3 ± 2.1 |
2.4 ± 1.7 |
0.15 |
| Perceived pleasure (au) |
12.4 ± 1.5# |
14.3 ± 3.5 |
0.07 |
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HR = heart rate, HYP = hypoxic condition, NOR = normoxic condition, SpO2 = arterial oxygen saturation. |
## denotes a statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) versus NOR, |
# denotes a statistically significant trend (p ≤ 0.07) versus NOR. |
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