Table 2.
Physiological characteristics of skin temperature and subjective ratings during the muscle damaging exercise task (means ± SD)
| BL | ES1 | ES2 | ES3 | ES4 | ES5 | p-value within | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tskin(°C) HYP CON |
30.4 ± 1.4 30.2 ± 2.8 |
30.6 ± 1.4 30.6 ± 1.6 |
30.5 ± 1.3 30.5 ± 1.3 |
30.6 ± 1.4 30.5 ± 1.4 |
30.8 ± 1.5 30.4 ± 1.4 |
30.9 ± 1.6 30.4 ± 1.8 |
All > 0.05 All > 0.05 |
|
RPE (BORG 6to20) HYP CON |
6.4 ± 0.8 6.5 ± 1.0 |
14.2 ± 1.0 12.8 ± 1.2 |
14.8 ± 1.4 13.9 ± 1.2 |
15.4 ± 0.8 14.5 ± 1.6 |
16.3 ± 1.5 15.6 ± 1.8 |
16.7 ± 1.3 16.1 ± 2.2 |
All < 0.001 All < 0.001 |
|
DYS (BORG 0to10) HYP CON |
0.2 ± 0.3 0.0 ± 0.0 |
3.1 ± 0.7 3.0 ± 1.2 |
4.0 ± 1.1 3.6 ± 1.2 |
4.9 ± 1.3 4.1 ± 1.4 |
5.4 ± 1.8 5.0 ± 2.6 |
5.9 ± 1.8 5.6 ± 2.2 |
All < 0.001 All < 0.001 |
Legend: Tskin local skin temperature, RPE ratings of perceived exertion, DYS dyspnea, HYP hypoxia, CON normoxia