Table 1.

Subject characteristics and pulmonary function

	LO‐Fit		HI‐Fit
	Mean	% Predicted	Mean	% Predicted
N	14		15
Age (years)	26.1 ± 1.8		26.7 ± 6.8
Height (m)	1.77 ± 0.02		1.77 ± 0.02
Mass (kg)	85.5 ± 4.9		77.9 ± 2.0
${\dot{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2\max }$ (l min−1)	3.81 ± 0.18	113.4 ± 5.6	5.04 ± 0.20*	152.4 ± 7.4*
${\dot{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2\max }$ (ml kg−1 min−1)	45.0 ± 1.2	99.0 ± 3.1	64.6 ± 1.8*	144.5 ± 5.4*
TLC (litres)	6.99 ± 0.24	105.3 ± 2.6	7.69 ± 0.25	113.4 ± 2.8
FEV1 (litres)	4.38 ± 0.14	96.6 ± 2.8	5.04 ± 0.18*	109.6 ± 3.3*
FVC (litres)	5.56 ± 0.17	102.0 ± 2.7	6.28 ± 0.20*	112.4 ± 2.5*
FEV1/FVC (%)	78.9 ± 1.4	95.4 ± 1.6	80.1 ± 1.4	97.2 ± 1.8

Values are expressed as the mean ± SE. FEV₁, forced expired volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity. *Significantly greater than the LO‐Fit group (P < 0.05).