Table 1.

Physical performance on the treadmill test: VO₂ and time (s) after nutritional intervention with the BET and PLA gel supplementations.

Men and women	BET	PLA
	Moderate intensity
Baseline VO2 (L·min−1)	1.43 ± 0.47	1.40 ± 0.44
Endpoint VO2 (L·min−1)	2.85 ± 0.65	2.89 ± 0.78
	Severe intensity
Baseline VO2 (L·min−1)	2.88 ± 0.64	2.92 ± 0.81
Peak VO2peak (L·min−1)	3.93 ± 0.84	4.00 ± 0.95
Time (s)	395.4 ± 179.60	390.90 ± 158.50

Values are presented as mean ± SD. BET, beetroot gel (9.92 ± 1.97 mmol·100 g⁻¹); PLA, placebo gel (0.33 ± 0.15 mmol·100 g⁻¹); VO₂, oxygen volume.