Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors

Autor: Felipe Contreras-Briceño, Jorge Cancino, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Gonzalo Fernández, Vader Johnson, Daniel E. Hurtado
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: npj Digital Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2398-6352
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01191-9
Popis: Abstract Ventilatory thresholds (VTs) are key physiological parameters used to evaluate physical performance and determine aerobic and anaerobic transitions during exercise. Current assessment of these parameters requires ergospirometry, limiting evaluation to laboratory or clinical settings. In this work, we introduce a wearable respiratory system that continuously tracks breathing during exercise and estimates VTs during ramp tests. We validate the respiratory rate and VTs predictions in 17 healthy adults using ergospirometry analysis. In addition, we use the wearable system to evaluate VTs in 107 recreational athletes during ramp tests outside the laboratory and show that the mean population values agree with physiological variables traditionally used to exercise prescription. We envision that respiratory wearables can be useful in determining aerobic and anaerobic parameters with promising applications in health telemonitoring and human performance.
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