Table 2.
Body weight, % body fat, body mass index (BMI), hematocrit (Htc), hemoglobin (Hb), peak power output (PPO), and maximal heart rate (HRmax) before and after 4 weeks of high intensity interval training in control and hot conditions. * different from pre HIIT (p < 0.05).
| Control |
Heat |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre HIIT | Post HIIT | p | Pre HIIT | Post HIIT | p | |
| Height (cm) | 175 ± 6.4 | 175 ± 6.4 | — | 172 ± 5.2 | 172 ± 5.2 | — |
| Body mass (kg) | 73.8 ± 14.4 | 73.3 ± 14.2 | 0.2036 | 69.2 ± 8.7 | 69.4 ± 8.6 | 0.4387 |
| Body fat (%) | 12.3 ± 8.0 | 11.5 ± 6.5 | 0.3622 | 11.3 ± 4.3 | 11.3 ± 4.5 | 0.8483 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 4.0 | 23.9 ± 4.0 | 0.1501 | 23.7 ± 3.2 | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 0.7429 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 17.4 ± 1.9 | 18.0 ± 1.1 | 0.4983 | 18.5 ± 2.3 | 17.3 ± 2.7 | 0.3088 |
| Htc (%) | 41.8 ± 4.0 | 45.8 ± 3.3 | 0.0742 | 43.4 ± 3.8 | 45.9 ± 2.7 | 0.1002 |
| PPO (W) | 255 ± 28 | 292 ± 31 | 0.0954 | 259 ± 27 | 304 ± 25* | 0.0026 |
| HRmax (bpm) | 179 ± 11 | 182 ± 9 | 0.1342 | 177 ± 10 | 188 ± 8* | 0.0325 |