Influence of Running and Walking on Hormonal Regulators of Appetite in Women
Table 2
Oxygen uptake, energy expenditure, and heart rate of 9 female runners and 10 female walkers during 60 min of exercise and 60 min of bed rest. VO2: volume of oxygen uptake; RER: respiratory exchange ration; RQ: respiratory quotient; HR: heart rate; RPE: rating of perceived exertion.
Rest
Exercise
Runners*
Walkers*
Runners*
Walkers*
RunnersEx versus
value
VO2 (L·min−1)
0.48 (0.22, 0.73)
0.001
RER/RQ
−0.01 (−0.04, 0.02)
0.57
Energy expenditure (kcal/h)
158.5 (56.2, 260.7)
0.01
HR (bpm)
9.9 (−4.17, 24.0)
0.15
RPE
—
—
−0.97 (−3.13, 1.19)
0.35
Lactate (mmol/L)
0.4 (−0.21, 1.0)
0.19
Glucose (mmol/L)
1.03 (−0.38, 2.4)
0.14
*Mean ± SD. †Difference in means (95% confidence interval) from two-sample t-test. VO2: oxygen uptake; RER: respiratory exchange ratio; RQ: respiratory quotient; HR: heart rate; RPE: rate of perceived exertion.