Table 1.
Participant characteristics (mean ± SD).
Parameters
Male
(
n
= 7)
Female
(
n
= 7)
Total
(
n
= 14)
Age (years)
30.7 ± 7.5
26.1 ± 4.8
28.4 ± 6.5
Height (cm)
172.5 ± 6.3
162.9 ± 4.8
167.7 ± 7.3
Body mass (kg)
64.3 ± 7.9
54.7 ± 8.5
59.5 ± 9.3
BMI (kg·m
–2
)
21.5 ± 1.5
20.6 ± 2.9
21.1 ± 2.3
Body fat (%)
17.4 ± 2.0
27.2 ± 7.2
22.3 ± 2.3
VO
2peak
(mL·kg
–1
·min
–1
)
34.3 ± 4.7
27.9 ± 6.4
31.0 ± 6.2
PPO (W)
220.7 ± 35.6
163.0 ± 23.7
191.8 ± 41.7
HR
max
(bpm)
181.0 ± 15.4
179.0 ± 12.5
180.0 ± 10.0
HR at VT1 (%HR
max
)
73.9 ± 5.3
70.8 ± 5.0
72.4 ± 5.3
HR at VT2 (%HR
max
)
83.3 ± 6.3
82.3 ± 6.0
82.8 ± 6.4
BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity; VO
2peak
, peak oxygen uptake; PPO, peak power output; HR
max
, maximum heart rate; VT1, first ventilatory threshold; VT2, second ventilatory threshold.