Very Low Volume High-Intensity Interval Exercise Is More Effective in Young Than Old Women

Table 1

Subjects’ characteristics and fitness results in young and older women.

	Young; N = 10	Old; N = 9	value; (unpaired -test)
Age (Y)	19.5 ± 1.3	65.7 ± 2.8	<0.001
Height (cm)	169 ± 4.8	164.4 ± 6.3	0.094
Body mass (kg)	62.1 ± 8.5	75.8 ± 15.02	0.024
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	21.6 ± 2.3	27.9 ± 5.3	0.003
Fat free mass (%)	47.7 ± 3.8	44.5 ± 4.9	0.138
V02 Peak (ml/kg/min)	32.9 ± 4.9	20.4 ± 6.1	<0.001
Peak heart rate (b/min)	192.3 ± 8.1	150.2 ± 20.4	0.002
Peak power (W)	221.7 ± 31.1	152.6 ± 22.6	<0.001

Values given are mean ± standard error of the mean.