Table 5 VO₂, VCO₂ and respiratory exchange ratio during exercise period and after exercise at minutes 10, 20, and 30minutes. RER, Respiratory exchange ratio Data are expressed as mean ± SD. n=32.

VO₂ (L/min)

2.57 ± 0.30

2.57 ± 0.29

2.34 ± 0.23

<0.01

VCO₂ (L/min)

2.73 ± 0.47

2.30 ± 0.32

2.04 ± 0.21

<0.001

RER

1.06 ± 0.10

0.89 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.02

<0.001

R10th

VO₂ (L/min)

0.57 ± 0.11

0.54 ± 0.12

0.48 ± 0.16

<0.05

VCO₂ (L/min)

0.52 ± 0.12

0.47 ± 0.11

0.42 ± 0.13

<0.01

RER

0.92 ± 0.10

0.88 ± 0.07

0.89 ± 0.10

>0.05

R20th

VO₂ (L/min)

0.53 ± 0.09

0.53 ± 0.11

0.51 ± 0.11

>0.05

VCO₂ (L/min)

0.41 ± 0.07

0.41 ± 0.09

0.40 ± 0.10

>0.05

RER

0.77 ± 0.05

0.78 ± 0.07

0.80 ± 0.05

>0.05

R30th

VO₂ (L/min)

0.52 ± 0.11

0.44 ± 0.07

0.50 ± 0.10

<0.01

VCO₂ (L/min)

0.39 ± 0.09

0.33 ± 0.05

0.39 ± 0.06

<0.001

RER

0.75 ± 0.06

0.75 ± 0.07

0.79 ± 0.07

<0.01