Table 5.
Means (±SD) for physiological variables for women and men on the Stationary (SE) and Dynamic (DE) Ergometer.
| HR† (bpm) |
Total Body RPE | Lower Extremity RPE |
Absolute VO2†(L.·min-1) | Relative VO2
† (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
Efficiency (W·L·min-1) |
RER* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | SE | 187 (4) | 7.6 (1.0) | 7.4 (1.0) | 3.11 (0.31) | 47.3 (4.6) | 67.5 (4.60)‡ | 1.06 (0.06) |
| (N=14) | DE | 187 (6) | 7.7 (0.9) | 7.2 (1.0) | 3.12 (0.30) | 47.4 (3.5) | 67.5 (5.50) | 1.03 (0.04) |
| Men | SE | 181 (7) | 7.5 (1.1) | 7.4 (1.3) | 4.44 (0.58)# | 55.5 (5.4)# | 75.8 (10.6)# | 1.06 (0.05) |
| (N=14) | DE | 184 (6) | 7.3 (1.7) | 7.0 (1.9) | 4.68 (0.50) | 58.3 (3.5) | 71.8 (7.10) | 1.05 (0.05) |
Note.
*Statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between ergometers
† Statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between sexes (a = 0.05)
# SE significantly (a = 0.0253) different from DE within sex
‡ Women significantly (a = 0.0127) different than men within condition.