Table 9.
Cycle commuters | Energy expenditure in cycle commuting | Energy expenditure in cycle commuting minus 1 MET | ||||
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kcal km−1 | kcal kg bw−1 km−1 | kcal (kg bw + cw)−1 km−1 | kcal km−1 | kcal kg bw−1 km−1 | kcal (kg bw + cw)−1 km−1 | |
Men (n = 10) |
38.3 6.0 (34.1–42.6) |
0.454 0.056 (0.414–0.494) |
0.377 0.044 (0.345–0.408) |
33.9 5.7 (29.8–38.0) |
0.401 0.054 (0.363–0.440) |
0.333 0.044 (0.302–0.365) |
Women (n = 10) |
30.3* 4.0 (27.4–33.1) |
0.466 0.081 (0.408–0.524) |
0.371 0.056 (0.331–0.411) |
26.1* 3.8 (23.4–28.9) |
0.403 0.077 (0.348–0.458) |
0.321 0.054 (0.283–0.360) |
p < 0.05.