Table 2. Maximal exercise responses to the incremental rowing test in overweight and obese men and women (n = 43). Data are means (±SD). |
|
Overweight Men
(BMI < 30 kg·m-2,
n = 4) |
Obese Men
(BMI ≥ 30 kg·m-2,
n =12) |
Overweight Women
(BMI < 30 kg·m-2,
n = 15) |
Obese Women
(BMI ≥ 30 kg·m-2,
n = 12) |
All
(n = 43) |
| VO2max (ml·min·kg-1)* |
35.4 (4.8) |
27.2 (3.9) |
31.6 (6.0) |
23.4 (2.5) |
28.4 (6.0) |
| VO2max (ml·min·kg-1 FFM)* |
49.9 (5.1) |
41.7 (5.4) |
52.4 (10.5) |
41.4 (3.4) |
46.1 (8.7) |
| HRmax† |
180 (.8) |
181 (6) |
185 (4) |
183 (3) |
183 (4) |
| HR as %APMHR † |
99.7 (1.7) |
99.1 (1.5) |
98.5 (1.7) |
98.3 (2.1) |
98.7 (1.8) |
| Max RER† |
1.30 (.04) |
1.29 (.13) |
1.25 (.09) |
1.26 (.10) |
1.27 (.10) |
| Lactate (mmol·l-1) *† |
12.5 (2.1) |
11.7 (2.7) |
10.1 (2.4) |
8.6 (2.0) |
10.2 (3.2) |
| RPE |
18.7 (.3) |
18.5 (.9) |
18.5 (1.2) |
18.6 (1.1) |
18.5 (1.1) |
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* p < 0.05 for overweight versus obese, |
† p < 0.05 for men versus women, FFM, fat-free mass, APMHR, age-predicted maximum HR (220 - age), RPE, ratings of perceived exertion (Borg scale). |
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