Table 2.

Characteristics of exercise bouts

	45%		65%
	Men	Women	Men	Women
%	46.7 ± 0.4†	45.1 ± 0.8†	66.1 ± 1.1	65.0 ± 0.5
(l min−1)	1.93 ± 0.11*†	1.28 ± 0.08†	2.72 ± 0.17*	1.85 ± 0.12
(ml kg−1 min−1)	26.2 ± 0.9*†	22.0 ± 1.3†	36.9 ± 1.3*	31.8 ± 1.7
(ml kg FFM−1min−1)	29.3 ± 1.0†	28.3 ± 1.5†	41.3 ± 1.5	40.8 ± 2.0
Duration (min)	89.4 ± 0.5†	90.6 ± 0.8†	60.5 ± 0.3	61.3 ± 0.6
EEE (kcal)	693.2 ± 40.3*	444.7 ± 31.9	703.6 ± 41.5*	440.3 ± 51.4
Heart rate (bpm)	125.4 ± 2.4†	119.4 ± 4.6†	159.2 ± 2.5	149.6 ± 5.0

Values are means ±s.e.m. Men, n = 10; women, n = 8.%, relative exercise intensity expressed as a percentage of peak O₂ consumption; FFM, fat free mass; EEE, energy expenditure of exercise, adjusted by subtracting resting energy expenditure.

^*Significantly different between men and women, P < 0.05.

^†Significantly different from 65%trial, P < 0.05.