Table 1. Physiological reactions in venous blood oxygenation (SO2), haemoglobin saturation (rHb) and blood flow (flow) in skin and subcutaneous tissue during pre-exercise, 5 and 10 minutes of moderate exercise, and post-exercise without compression. Data are represented as means (± SD). Pre-exercise 5 minutes 10 minutes Post-exercise Skin tissue SO2 (%) 59.3 (20.4) 61.2 (18.5) 65.4 (14.8) 60.2 (15.3) rHb (AU) 69.3 (9.3) 66.5 (8.8) 66.4 (10.3) 69.5 (8.4) flow (AU) 209.0 (82.6) 299.4 (33.7) *** 313.2 (35.7) *** 216.1 (53.4) ### Subcutaneous tissue SO2 (%) 72.9 (13.4) 71.2 (12.3) 76.1 (11.3) 75.8 (9.2) rHb (AU) 49.4 (13.9) 43.6 (11.4) 45.1 (12.0) 47.1 (13.5) flow (AU) 275.2 (231.7) 309.3 (113.7) 358.9 (142.8) 337.9 (233.2) AU: arbitrary unit. Post hoc p < 0.001 with respect to “pre-exercise” condition. Post hoc ### p < 0.001 with respect to “10 minutes” condition.