Table 2.

Low-level structured exercise and meal-induced changes in energy expenditure (EE) and core body temperature (Tc).

	Cycling (dynamic)			Leg press (isometric)			Mixed meal (at rest)
	Rest	50 W	Δ	Rest	25 kg	Δ	Pre	Post	Δ
n	27	27		25	25		18	18
EE (kcal/min)	1.17 ± 0.22	4.78 ± 0.99	3.61 ± 0.94***	1.10 ± 0.26	1.65 ± 0.36	0.55 ± 0.17**	1.12 ± 0.22	1.23 ± 0.22	0.11 ± 0.14**
n	21	21		20	20		19	19
Tc (°C)	37.1 ± 0.23	37.3 ± 0.23	0.17 ± 0.12***	37.2 ± 0.27	37.1 ± 0.27	−0.08 ± 0.18NS	37.3 ± 0.30	37.2 ± 0.23	−0.05 ± 0.22NS

Values are mean ± SD.

EE, energy expenditure; Tc, core body temperature.

Statistically significant by paired t-test: **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; NS, not significant.