Table 1.
Cardiovascular function and perceived exertion during each 5-min epoch of slope walking
| Pre | Treadmill walking | Post | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 min | 6–10 min | 11–15 min | 16–20 min | |||
| HR | ||||||
| Us | 61 (10) | 94 (14) | 117 (23) | 114 (21) | 105 (17) | 67 (13) |
| Lv | 63 (11) | 83 (13)* | 87 (13)* | 88 (14)* | 87 (15)* | 61 (10) |
| Ds | 63 (9) | 81 (12)* | 84 (11)* | 88 (10)* | 87 (13)* | 66 (11)* |
| SBP | ||||||
| Us | 117 (15) | 123 (19) | 133 (18) | 125 (17) | 119 (14) | 119 (15) |
| Lv | 113 (13)* | 116 (16)* | 112 (15)* | 113 (16)* | 114 (15)* | 115 (13) |
| Ds | 113 (10) | 117 (13)* | 117 (16)* | 114 (15)* | 116 (15) | 114 (9)* |
| DBP | ||||||
| Us | 76 (9) | 68 (11) | 64 (13) | 61 (10) | 61 (11) | 75 (11) |
| Lv | 71 (9)* | 66 (9) | 65 (10) | 64 (11) | 63 (9) | 74 (9) |
| Ds | 71 (11)* | 70 (9)# | 68 (9) | 69 (9)*# | 69 (9)*# | 71 (8)*# |
| RPE | ||||||
| Us | – | 7.8 (1.0) | 12.0 (2.0) | 10.7 (1.1) | 9.3 (1.7) | – |
| Lv | – | 7.3 (1.1) | 7.6 (1.2)* | 7.6 (1.2)* | 7.6 (1.1)* | – |
| Ds | – | 8.8 (1.6)*# | 9.6 (2.0)*# | 9.9 (2.0)* | 10.0 (2.2)* | – |
Values are reported as mean (SD).
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
*
P < 0.05 vs. Us.
#
P < 0.05 vs. Lv.