Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So?

Figure 1

The rate of energy expenditure (a) and percent peak oxygen consumption (VO₂ peak) (b) for the self-selected walking pace and the prescribed walking pace for 33 overweight subjects during 30 minutes of exercise. *𝑃<0.05 between the self-selected and prescribed pace; ^†𝑃<0.05 between obese and overweight subjects; ^‡𝑃<0.01 between men and women.

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