Research Article
Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So?
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the subject separated by gender.
| | Females () | Males () | (16 obese/8 overweight) | (5 obese/4 overweight) |
| Age (yr) | 41.7 ± 1.5 | 43.3 ± 2.2 | (26–50) | (30–50) | Height (cm) | 164.5 ± 1.2 | 180.7 ± 1.7* | (153–175) | (173–191) | Weight (kg) | 89.2 ± 2.9 | 101.6 ± 5.6* | (69–123) | 80–137) | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 33.1 ± 1.1 | 31.1 ± 1.3 | (27–48) | (27–40) | % body fat | 35.6 ± 2.0 | 26.3 ± 2.3* | (27–48) | (20–48) | VO2 peak (mL/kg/min) | 27.0 ± 1.2 | 37.3 ± 2.4* | (18–42) | (27–45) |
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between genders. Mean ± standard error (range of values).
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