Table 1 Baseline anthropometric characteristics (mean ± standard error with confidence intervals 95%; participants that completed the trial)

age [years]

40.4 ± 1.4 [37.6; 43.2]

range 30–51

41.3 ± 1.8 [37.9; 44.8]

range 30–53

2.77

height [cm]

175.6 ± 2.1 [171.6; 179.6]

range 156–205

172.7 ± 1.8 [169.2; 176.2]

range 162–184

0.57

Body mass [kg]

76.8 ± 2.8 [71.4; 82.2]

range 51–113

69.3 ± 2.7 [64.0; 74.7]

range 55–90

0.06

rel.V̇O2max [ml/min/kg]

40.9 ± 1.7 [37.5; 44.3]

range 22–61

41.1 ± 0.9 [39.2; 42.9]

range 32–47

1.40