Parameter

Assessment

4.20 km/hr⁻¹

5.20 km/hr⁻¹

6.20 km/hr⁻¹

IG (n = 17)

UC (n = 19)

IG (n = 17)

UC (n = 19)

IG (n = 17)

UC (n = 19)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Heart rate (bpm⁻¹)

Baseline

100.68

14.15

99.75

11.68

112.03

17.05

111.07

13.97

125.90

22.45

127.20

19.61

4 months

98.66

12.75

100.94^¥

8.49

111.86

16.24

112.63^¥

10.98

125.51

18.42

128.78

12.17

6 months

97.11

14.09

100.35

8.19

108.81

17.38

113.09

10.41

126.04

20.35

131.16^¥

15.14

9 months

100.30

15.95

96.21

9.26

112.90

18.50

108.07

12.25

127.70

18.29

124.77

14.09

$\dot{V}{\text{O}}_2$

(ml/kg/min⁻¹)

Baseline

10.18

2.64

10.75

2.75

11.91

2.62

12.48

3.03

14.15

2.57

15.01

4.00

4 months

9.13

2.72

9.81

2.85

11.64

2.67

11.82

2.69

14.49

4.17

14.27

4.02

6 months

9.69

2.51

11.07

1.73

12.43

2.61

13.10

2.05

15.59

2.20

15.69

2.40

9 months

10.55

1.98

10.86

1.85

12.61

1.95

12.55

2.15

15.55

2.16

15.46

2.36

$\dot{V}{\text{O}}_2$

(L/min⁻¹)

Baseline

1.01

0.32

0.99

0.28

1.18

0.33

1.15

0.33

1.39

0.35

1.40

0.45

4 months

0.92

0.32

0.92

0.32

1.13

0.36

1.09

0.34

1.40

0.49

1.32

0.49

6 months

0.92

0.31

1.05

0.28

1.19

0.36

1.24

0.32

1.43

0.29

1.47

0.39

9 months

1.01

0.28

0.99

0.27

1.23

0.32

1.18

0.30

1.48

0.38

1.44

0.36

$\dot{V}{\text{CO}}_2$

(L/min⁻¹)

Baseline

0.78

0.26

0.80

0.24

0.97

0.26

0.99

0.29

1.19

0.31

1.25

0.42

4 months

0.76

0.25

0.74

0.23

1.04

0.30

0.96

0.25

1.35

0.38

1.22

0.36

6 months

0.75

0.26

0.85

0.25

1.04

0.34

1.08

0.31

1.22

0.40

1.36

0.41

9 months

0.83

0.23

0.83

0.23

1.09

0.32

0.97

0.34

1.29

0.32

1.34

0.36

METs

Baseline

2.90

0.76

3.04

0.77

3.38

0.75

3.54

0.87

4.04

0.69

4.26

1.14

4 months

2.58

0.78

2.78

0.79

3.29

0.73

3.34

0.74

4.09

1.10

4.04

1.14

6 months

2.78

0.71

3.17

0.48

3.60

0.72

3.75

0.57

4.48

0.59

4.49

0.69

9 months

3.06

0.56

3.04

0.59

3.68

0.54

3.60

0.62

4.50

0.62

4.41

0.68

RPE

Baseline

10.18

1.24

8.95

1.78

13.35

2.29

11.82

3.12

18.04

3.44

15.23

5.10

4 months

9.32

2.14

8.30

2.22

12.63

2.20

11.14

3.40

16.55

3.89

14.42

5.06

6 months

8.99

1.25

8.12

1.29

11.88

1.85

10.52

2.63

15.50

2.74

13.70

3.69

9 months

8.97

1.96

8.67

1.48

11.69

2.23

10.76

3.09

15.00

2.76

13.82

4.80