Table 4.

Temperature (T₀–T₇) and ratings (T₁–T₇) at the different time-points while sitting (SIT) or when sitting was interrupted by the 6-min HIIT (SIT+HIIT).

	Time-points
Variable	Condition	T0	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	T7	Best d
Ambient temperature [°C]	SIT	21.9 ± 0.6	22.0 ± 0.6	22.3 ± 0.4	22.4 ± 0.5	22.4 ± 0.5a	22.5 ± 0.4a	22.6 ± 0.3a	22.6 ± 0.3a	0.39
	SIT+HIIT	21.9 ± 0.7	22.2 ± 0.6	22.5 ± 0.6a	22.6 ± 0.6a	22.6 ± 0.7a	22.6 ± 0.7a	22.6 ± 0.7a	22.6 ± 0.7a
Mean skin temperature [°C]	SIT	32.8 ± 0.6	32.7 ± 0.8	33.1 ± 0.7	33.0 ± 0.7	33.1 ± 0.9	33.1 ± 0.7	33.2 ± 0.7	33.2 ± 1.0	1.06
	SIT+HIIT	32.9 ± 0.9	32.8 ± 0.8	33.1 ± 0.9	32.2 ± 0.8ab	33.6 ± 1.0a	33.8 ± 0.9ab	33.5 ± 1.0a	33.4 ± 0.9
Mean body temperature [°C]	SIT	35.0 ± 0.3	35.0 ± 0.3	35.1 ± 0.3	35.1 ± 0.3	35.1 ± 0.3	35.1 ± 0.4	35.2 ± 0.3	35.2 ± 0.5	0.97
	SIT+HIIT	35.1 ± 0.5	35.0 ± 0.5	35.1 ± 0.5	34.7 ± 0.5ab	35.3 ± 0.5	35.3 ± 0.5	35.2 ± 0.5	35.2 ± 0.5
Thermal sensation [a.u.]	SIT	-	0.1 ± 0.7	0.1 ± 0.9	0.2 ± 0.7	0.1 ± 0.8	0.0 ± 0.9	0.2 ± 0.7	0.3 ± 0.8	2.11
	SIT+HIIT	-	0.3 ± 1.1	0.5 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 0.9#	0.9 ± 0.7#	0.5 ± 0.8	0.5 ± 0.7#	0.1 ± 0.8
Sensation of sweating [a.u.]	SIT	-	0.2 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.5	0.3 ± 0.5	0.2 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.5	0.3 ± 0.5	0.2 ± 0.4	1.85
	SIT+HIIT	-	0.6 ± 1.1	0.6 ± 0.9	3.5 ± 2.4#	0.6 ± 0.8	0.3 ± 0.4	0.2 ± 0.3	0.3 ± 0.5
Sensation of body odor [a.u.]	SIT	-	0.2 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.5	0.2 ± 0.4	0.2 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.4	0.2 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.3	1.39
	SIT+HIIT	-	0.1 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 2.2#	1.6 ± 2.2	1.3 ± 2.1	0.9 ± 1.7	1.1 ± 1.7

a.u., arbitrary units. ^aP < 0.05 for the difference to T₀ for temperature and T₁ for ratings within group. ^bP < 0.05 for the difference between groups.