TABLE 1.

Participants’ age, morphological characteristics, and maximal values at the end of a maximal ramp test on a cycle ergometer.

Variable (units)	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (yr)	26.0 ± 6.0	19–39
Body mass (kg)	60.7 ± 7.9	47.9–73.0
Height (m)	167 ± 6	156–175
Fat mass (%)	14.9 ± 3.6	8.02–30.5
VO2max (ml/kg/min)	40.3 ± 5.4	32.9–50.2
Maximal heart rate (beats/min)	180 ± 7	170–197
Maximal respiratory quotient	1.22 ± 0.06	1.13–1.37
Maximal Borg’s scale rating (a.u.)	20.0 ± 0.2	19–20

Arbitrary units (a.u.). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviations (SD) with minimal and maximal values (range).