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. 2016 Jan 14;11(1):e0146705. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146705

Table 3. Physiological and clinical response on identical intensity trails from three public spaces (boulevard, beach and park) in healthy subjects.

Low intensity trail Boulevard Beach Park p-value
Peak HR (beats/min), m (SD) 110 (13) 107 (9) 108 (8) 0.74
Walking speed (m/s), m (SD) 1.5 (0.2) 1.7 (0.2) 1.6 (0.2) 0.03
Final dyspnea (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.40
Final leg fatigue (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 0 (0–2) 1 (0–2) 1 (0–2) 0.75
Moderate intensity trail Boulevard Beach Park p-value
Peak HR (beats/min), m (SD) 120 (9) 114 (10) 116 (10) 0.40
Walking speed (m/s), m (SD) 1.5 (0.1) 1.7 (0.2) 1.5 (0.1) 0.02
Final dyspnea (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.36
Final leg fatigue (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 1 (0–1) 1 (1–2) 1 (1–2) 0.57
High intensity trail Boulevard Beach Park p-value
Peak HR (beats/min), m (SD) 119 (12) 118 (10) 130 (15) 0.07
Walking speed (m/s), m (SD) 1.5 (0.1) 1.6 (0.2) 1.6 (0.2) 0.08
Final dyspnea (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–1) 0.91
Final leg fatigue (Borg score), median (p25-p75) 1 (1–2) 2 (1–2) 2 (1–3) 0.71

HR: heart rate.