Table 3.
Peak, mean and minimum values of the heart rate (bpm), blood lactate concentration (mM), time to reach the peak of blood lactate concentration (min), rate of blood lactate recovery ((peak [Lac]–minimum [Lac])/peak [Lac] *100) (%) and arterial oxygen saturation (%) during post-exercise (AO30 recovery) (n = 12).
| Physiological Responses | |
|---|---|
| AO30s – Recovery | |
| Mean ± SEM | |
| Heart rate | |
| Peak HR (bpm) | 180 ± 2 |
| Mean HR (bpm) | 116 ± 3 |
| Minimum HR (bpm) | 95 ± 5 |
| Blood lactate | |
| Peak [Lac] (mM) | 16.2 ± 0.7 |
| Mean [Lac] (mM) | 13.5 ± 0.6 |
| Minimum [Lac] (mM) | 5.8 ± 0.5 |
| Time to peak [Lac] (min) | 9.2 ± 0.5 |
| [Lac] rate (%) | 64.4 ± 2.3 |
| SpO2 | |
| Peak SpO2 (%) | 97.1 ± 0,3 |
| Mean SpO2 (%) | 96.2 ± 0.2 |
| Minimum SpO2 (%) | 95.2 ± 0.3 |
HR-heart rate; [Lac] - blood lactate concentration; SpO2 – arterial oxygen saturation.