Table 2 Physiological response to cycling at a fixed load. VO₂, RER, carbohydrate and fat oxidation rates and RPE at 15 and 30 min during 45 min cycling at 70% VO_2peak

VO₂ (ml·kg^− 1·min^− 1)

40.6 ± 4.1

41.8 ± 4.4

40.5 ± 5.2

41.4 ± 5.2

RER

0.89 ± 0.04

0.90 ± 0.04

0.89 ± 0.03

0.89 ± 0.03

Carbohydrate oxidation (g·min^− 1)

2.84 ± 0.84

2.98 ± 0.82

2.74 ± 0.59

2.87 ± 0.60

Fat oxidation (g·min^− 1)

0.55 ± 0.23

0.54 ± 0.23

0.58 ± 0.17

0.56 ± 0.14

RPE

13.1 ± 1.3

13.8 ± 1.7

12.8 ± 1.6

13.7 ± 1.8