Circuit Group Interval Group
Exercise Test Variables Baseline Post-training Change Baseline Post-training Change
Test duration (s) 393 (317-521) 422 (301-600) 29 (-85-80) 503 (248-559) 492 (212-580) 56 (-83-82)
Peak work rate (W) 70 (50-90) 70 (50-100) 0 (-10-20) 90 (40-90) 90 (40-100)* 10 (-10-20)
VO2peak (ml.kg-1.min-1) 12.7 (9.2-21.4) 14.9 (10.0-25.0)* 1.0 (-0.2-3.6) 13.7 (8.7-22.3) 14.4 (8.2-20.3) 0.2 (-3.6-4.6)
Peak RER 1.15 (1.06-1.31) 1.11 (1.01-1.21) - 1.09 (1.04-1.22) 1.10 (1.05-1.24) -
VO2 at VT (ml.kg-1.min-1) 9.0 (7.1-13.8) 10.4 (6.3-16.1)* 0.6 (-0.8-4.0) 8.6 (5.5-12.6) 10.3(5.1-15.8)** 1.7 (-0.4-3.3)
VE/VCO2 slope 31.8 (25.5-38.8) 30.0 (26.3-43.3) 0.0 (-7.2-6.6) 29.2 (25.0-34.9) 28.1 (23.1-36.8) -1.1 (-7.9-6.3)
**P≤ 0.01 (significantly different from baseline)
*P≤ 0.05 (significantly different from baseline)
Table 3: Exercise performance at baseline and after 6 weeks’ training in the circuit and interval training groups (median and range).The median and range value for change from baseline to post-training is also shown. There were no significant differences between the circuit and interval training groups in change from baseline to post-training.