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Table 3 The mean values of the parameters for respiratory, hemodynamics and treadmill settings in each trial

From: Treadmill walking in water induces greater respiratory muscle fatigue than treadmill walking on land in healthy young men

 

Land trial

Water trial

VO2 (ml/min)

1533 ± 233

1524 ± 237

% peak VO2 (%)

58.1 ± 3.9

57.8 ± 4.1

VE (l/min)

56.9 ± 1.6

53.2 ± 3.0

RR (n/min)

29.9 ± 7.8

30.5 ± 4.5

RER

0.9 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.0

HR (bpm)

149 ± 4

141 ± 8

SBP (mmHg)

167.0 ± 15.7

161.3 ± 7.3

DBP (mmHg)

66.3 ± 11.1

71.9 ± 4.7

Walking speed (m/min)

84.5 ± 9.9

87.4 ± 7.8

RPE

13.9 ± 0.9

15.9 ± 0.6a

  1. Data are mean ± SD. Other abbreviations are as Table 2
  2. RPE rating of perceived exertion
  3. a p < 0.05 vs. land trial