Table 1 Sample characteristics in both experiments
From: Treadmill walking during vocabulary encoding improves verbal long-term memory
| Experiment 1 | Experiment 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Freiburger Questionaire of Physical Activity (FQPA) | 50 (31.8) MET-h/wk | 50 (30) MET-h/wk |
| Preferred walking frequency | 1.3 (0.17) Hz | 1.36 (0.22) Hz |
| Foreign languages | 2 | 2 |
| Pre-experimental pseudoword learning | 9.7 (4.6) out of 40 words | 7 (4.4) out of 40 words |
| Heart rate treadmill/relaxed | 100/69 (14.8/7.1) bpm | 112/74 (10.4/7.1) bpm |
| Estimated walking intensity | 52.9 (7.7) % HRmax | 58.7 (5.5) % HRmax |
| Caffeine consumption | 1.1 (1.6) cups | 0.4 (0.8) cups |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.5 (1.2) glasses | 0.25 (0.6) glasses |
| Sleep quantity | 7.1 (1.2) h | 7.5 (1.1) h |
| Sleep quality | “good” | “good” |