Table 1.
Physical characteristics of the participants.
| Training Group | Testing Group | ES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n = 69) | Men (n = 74) | Total (n = 143) | Women (n = 31) | Men (n = 31) | Total (n = 62) | ||
| Age (years) | 43.36 ± 9.51 | 43.24 ± 10.52 | 43.30 ± 10.01 | 44.94 ± 10.36 | 43.52 ± 10.13 | 44.23 ± 10.19 | −0.09 |
| Height (cm) | 160.30 ± 4.95 | 171.78 ± 5.48 | 166.24 ± 7.77 | 159.74 ± 5.50 | 173.40 ± 6.66 | 166.57 ± 9.17 | −0.04 |
| Body weight (kg) | 59.40 ± 8.41 | 75.57 ± 10.72 | 67.77 ± 12.60 | 59.47 ± 10.59 | 75.90 ± 11.78 | 67.69 ± 13.86 | 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.08 ± 2.74 | 25.61 ± 3.32 | 24.39 ± 3.30 | 23.22 ± 3.24 | 25.22 ± 3.50 | 24.22 ± 3.49 | 0.05 |
| PBF (%) | 28.94 ± 6.25 | 22.32 ± 6.43 | 25.51 ± 7.14 | 29.79 ± 6.20 | 23.06 ± 5.59 | 26.42 ± 6.77 | −0.13 |
| O2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 31.85 ± 5.70 | 37.85 ± 6.90 | 34.96 ± 7.01 | 29.40 ± 5.54 | 36.31 ± 6.42 | 32.86 ± 6.89 * | 0.30 |
| HR0 (bpm) | 85 ± 12 | 80 ± 12 | 82 ± 12 | 86 ± 9 | 84 ± 9 | 85 ± 9 | −0.28 |
| ΔHR3 − HR4 (bpm) | 28 ± 8 | 31 ± 8 | 29 ± 8 | 26 ± 8 | 30 ± 7 | 28 ± 8 | 0.13 |
Notes: Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). PBF, percent body fat; BMI, body mass index; HR0, heart rate at the beginning of 3MISP exercise; ΔHR3−HR4, difference between heart rate at the third minute during the exercise and the first minute post exercise during the 3MISP test; ES, effect size; * Significant difference (p < 0.05) in O2max between the training and testing groups in the total values.