Table 1. Whole-body oxygen uptake, RER and lipid oxidation rates.

	V̇O2, max	Pre-exercise	Exercise	Post-exercise
Oxygen uptake (ml min−1)	40%	244 ± 15	1681 ± 90*	265 ± 5
	60%	252 ± 6	2337 ± 213*†	287 ± 11
RER	40%	0·81 ± 0·01	0·79 ± 0·02	0·79 ± 0·01*
	60%	0·81 ± 0·03	0·82 ± 0·04	0·79 ± 0·01
Lipid oxidation rate (g min−1)	40%	0·05 ± 0·01	0·58 ± 0·05*	0·07 ± 0·01
	60%	0·06 ± 0·01	0·67 ± 0·17*	0·08 ± 0·01

^*Significantly different from pre-exercise value (P < 0·05)

^†significant difference between the two experiments (P < 0·05).