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Table 2 Participants’ characteristics and target data

From: Technical feasibility of constant-load and high-intensity interval training for cardiopulmonary conditioning using a re-engineered dynamic leg press

Participant

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

5

 

mean ± SD

Characteristics

            

Age range (yr)

 

30-35

 

30-35

 

25-30

 

25-30

 

30-35

 

31.0 ±3.9

Body mass (kg)

 

86

 

70

 

81

 

80

 

73

 

78.0 ±6.4

Height (m)

 

1.88

 

1.72

 

1.81

 

1.83

 

1.82

 

1.81 ±0.06

BMI (kg/ m2)

 

24.3

 

23.7

 

24.7

 

23.9

 

22.0

 

23.7 ±1.0

Incremental test outcomes

            

oxygen uptake (L/min)

            

\(\dot {V}\mathrm {O}_{2\text {peak}}\)

 

2.95

 

2.79

 

3.32

 

3.49

 

4.22

 

3.34 ±0.56

\(\dot {V}\mathrm {O}_{2\text {VT}1}\)

 

1.57

 

1.05

 

1.51

 

1.56

 

2.26

 

1.59 ±0.43

\(\dot {V}\mathrm {O}_{2\text {VT}2}\)

 

2.35

 

2.32

 

2.52

 

2.38

 

3.64

 

2.64 ±0.56

heart rate (bpm)

            

HRpeak

 

150

 

192

 

193

 

163

 

188

 

177 ±20

HRVT1

 

115

 

138

 

144

 

122

 

135

 

131 ±12

HRVT2

 

136

 

176

 

172

 

133

 

171

 

158 ±21