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Table 2 Characteristics of exercise sessions by treatment

From: Post-prandial carbohydrate ingestion during 1-h of moderate-intensity, intermittent cycling does not improve mood, perceived exertion, or subsequent power output in recreationally-active exercisers

Variable

W

NCE

CE

WBGT (°C)

25.0 ± 0.6

25.0 ± 0.5

24.8 ± 0.2

Average HR (beats/min)

145 ± 4

146 ± 4

146 ± 4

Blood Glucose pre-submaximal exercise (mmol/L)

5.6 ± 1.6

5.3 ± 1.6

5.5 ± 1.3

Blood Glucose at end of submaximal exercise (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 1.5†

4.6 ± 1.2

6.1 ± 1.7

POMS Fatigue pre-submaximal exercise‡

1.3 ± 2.0

1.9 ± 2.7

2.0 ± 2.1

POMS Fatigue post-submaximal exercise

4.0 ± 3.3

4.1 ± 2.9

3.4 ± 2.4

POMS Vigor pre-submaximal exercise

6.5 ± 4.7

6.2 ± 4.6

5.8 ± 4.9

POMS Vigor post-submaximal exercise

6.4 ± 5.0

6.5 ± 5.0

6.3 ± 4.8

  1. Data are mean  ±  SD.
  2. †  =  significantly different (p  <  0.05) from CE. ‡  =  beverage by time interaction (p  =  0.04). WBGT  =  wet bulb globe temperature; W  =  water; NCE  =  flavored non-caloric electrolyte beverage; CE  =  flavored caloric electrolyte beverage.