Table 4: Effects of EMS Activation on Resting Baseline Energy Expenditure and Substrate Utilization.
VO2 Uptake (liters/min) | Energy Expenditure (kcal/min) | Heart Rate (beats/min) | RER (VCO2/VO2) | |||||
NO EMS* | Contour MX9† | NO EMS* | Contour MX9† | NO EMS* | Contour MX9† | NO EMS* | Contour MX9† | |
Mean | 0.258 | 0.303 | 1.221 | 1.458 | 56 | 64 | 0.77 | 0.83 |
Std Dev | 0.051 | 0.067 | 0.238 | 0.325 | 10 | 11 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
Upper 95% | 0.269 | 0.318 | 1.3 | 1.565 | 60 | 68 | 0.78 | 0.84 |
Lower 95% | 0.246 | 0.287 | 1.143 | 1.351 | 53 | 60 | 0.76 | 0.81 |
% difference | • | 17.4% | • | 19.4% | • | 14.3% | • | 7.8% |
Effect Size | • | 0.763 | • | 0.842 | • | 0.762 | • | 1.333 |
Fat Utilization (kcals/min) | Fat Utilization (grams/min) | CHO Utilization(kcals/min) | CHO Utilization (grams/min) | |||||
NO EMS* | Contour MX9 | NO EMS* | Contour MX9 | NO EMS* | Contour MX9† | NO EMS* | Contour MX9 | |
Mean | 0.936 | 0.886 | 0.104 | 0.098 | 0.285 | 0.572 | 0.071 | 0.143 |
Std Dev | 0.257 | 0.290 | 0.029 | 0.032 | 0.146 | 0.286 | 0.037 | 0.071 |
Upper 95% | 1.02 | 0.981 | 0.113 | 0.109 | 0.333 | 0.666 | 0.083 | 0.167 |
Lower 95% | 0.852 | 0.79 | 0.095 | 0.088 | 0.237 | 0.478 | 0.059 | 0.12 |
% difference | • | -5.3% | • | -5.8% | • | 100.7% | • | 101.4% |
Effect Size | • | 0.183 | • | 0.197 | • | 1.329 | • | 1.331 |
† = p-value = 0.0001 comparing no EMS versus EMS actively on. *Contour MX9 Belt worn but no EMS activation = Same data measurements.