Table 1.  Mean (SD) maximal aerobic speed (km·h-1), before and after 6 weeks of training.

Group

Pre-test

Post-test

%∆

CT

15.3 (1.3)

16.8 (.9) *†

1.54 (.37) #

10.3 (3.2) †

IT

15.0 (1.2)

17.2 (1.1) *#

2.25 (.19) #‡

15.2 (2.5) †‡

CG

15.2 (1.3)

15.4 (1.0)

.13 (.30)

1.0 (2.0)

CT, continuous training; IT Intermittent training; CG, control group; ∆ = post-test – pre-test; %∆ = ((post-test – pre-test)/ pre-test) ´ 100.* p < 0.001 for differences with the pre-test value; † p < 0.05 and # p < 0.001 significantly greater than CG; ‡ p < 0.001 significantly greater than CT.