Table 10.
Walking commuters |
Oxygen uptake per distance |
Oxygen uptake – 1 MET per distance |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
L ·km−1 | mL ·kg−1 ·km−1 |
(L - L) ·km−1 |
(mL - mL) ·kg−1 ·km−1 |
|
Men (n = 10) |
15.9 4.0 (13.0–18.7) |
197 32 (173–220) |
13.3 3.6 (10.7–15.9) |
165 32 (142–188) |
Women (n = 10) |
12.1* 1.3 (11.1–13.0) |
199 21 (184–215) |
10.2* 1.2 (9.3–11.1) |
168 22 (153–184) |
Significant differences (p < 0.05) between men and women.