Table 2 Sample sizes, cadences, % heart rate maximum (HR_max), % heart rate reserve (HRR), and RPE for treadmill speeds

Cadence

69.4 ± 18.9

80.7 ± 14.2

90.7 ± 11.0

98.7 ± 8.5

106.3 ± 7.1

114.2 ± 6.6

121.2 ± 7.9

129.4 ± 8.3

133.1 ± 6.1

(38.0-131.4)

(50.6-120.2)

(66.4-125.2)

(81.4-129.8)

(93.4–128)

(100.6-131.8)

(106.2-143.6)

(112.6-148.4)

(128.8-137.4)

%HR_max

57.2 ± 10.8

56.5 ± 8.4

57.8 ± 8.1

58.7 ± 7.6

61.2 ± 7.6

65.3 ± 7.4

69.7 ± 6.9

73.5 ± 6.9

82.5 ± 2.3

(35.1–89.2)

(35.3–76.6)

(36.1–76.7)

(38.1–80.1)

(40.1–78.2)

(43.1–85.4)

(47.4–81)

(54.6–85.8)

(80.9–84.2)

%HRR

27.5 ± 14.0

27.0 ± 10.1

29.8 ± 9.9

31.6 ± 9.9

35.6 ± 9.7

43.0 ± 10.1

51.3 ± 9.9

57.9 ± 9.1

71.4 ± 3.7

(3.9–76.5)

(5.8–59.9)

(7.9–61.2)

(13.1–66.9)

(19.0-59.6)

(25.1–72.5)

(31.4–68.5)

(40.8–77.4)

(68.8–74)

RPE

9.1 ± 2.2

9.5 ± 2.1

10.0 ± 2.1

10.5 ± 2.0

10.9 ± 2.0

11.8 ± 1.8

12.5 ± 1.7

13.9 ± 1.6

13.5 ± 3.5

(6–13)

(6–16)

(6–15)

(6–15)

(6–14)

(7–15)

(7–15)

(9–15)

(11–16)