Table 2. Differences in the cardiorespiratory fitness between the groups at the initial and final measurement.
| Variables | InitialMean (SD) | FinalMean (SD) | ||
| EXP | CON | EXP | CON | |
| Heart Rate (b/min) | 71.80 (5.5) | 69.20 (5.8) | 68.66 (7.6) | 68.20 (6.4) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 130.33 (16.6) | 132.00 (13.0) | 123.36 (15.8) | 126.17 (10.9) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 80.55 (9.6) | 83.33 (8.0) | 76.83 (8.7) | 80.83 (7.6) |
| VO2peak (l/min) | 1.70 (0.3) | 1.85 (0.3) ** | 1.87 (0.3) | 1.90 (0.2) * |
| VO2peak (ml/min/kg) | 21.23 (2.7) | 21.70 (4.0) | 23.19 (2.9) | 23.36 (3.7) |
| Wilk's λ =0.83, F(5,54)= 6.22, p= 0.066 Wilk's λ =0.43, F(5,54)= 14.41, p= 0.000 | ||||
BP-blood pressure, VO2peak-maximal oxygen uptake, RVO2max-relative oxygen uptake, EXP- experimental group, CON − control group, the level of significance, * p< 0.05, ** p< 0.01