Table 2 Scores and changes in energy, stress and nausea after a single session of endurance training
Before Mean ± SD n = 26 | After Mean ± SD n = 26 | 3 h after Mean ± SD n = 25 | Mean difference before-after (95% CI) | Pa | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | Mean difference before-3 h after (95% CI) | Pa | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (score 0–5) | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 0.4 (0.0, 0.8) | 0.030 | 0.45 | 0.1 (−0.4, 0.5)b | 0.686 | 0.08 |
Stress (score 0–5) | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | − 0.1 (− 0.5, 0.3) | 0.585 | 0.11 | − 0.5 (−1.0, 0.1)b | 0.020 | 0.50 |
Nausea (VAS 0–10) | 1.6 ± 2.3 b | 1.0 ± 1.9 c | 1.1 ± 1.9 c | −0.7 (− 1.1, − 0.2)c | 0.006 | 0.63 | −0.5 (− 1.2, 0.2)c | 0.164 | 0.30 |