Table 2

Relative energy expenditure between cycling and uphill running.

Component
Cycling
Running
Sig. (p)

Exercise O2
27.7% ± 7.4
34.0% ± 8.0
0.02
△blood lactate
27.9% ± 6.9
17.2% ± 7.9
0.0001
EPOC
44.4% ± 10.4
48.9% ± 4.0
0.08
Exercise O2 + EPOC
72.1% ± 6.9
82.8% ± 7.9
0.0001

Mean ± SD

Scott et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:1   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-1