A method for predicting peak work rate for cycle ergometer and treadmill ramp tests.
- Saengsuwan J Institute for Rehabilitation and Performance Technology, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland.
- Nef T ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Research Group, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Hunt KJ Institute for Rehabilitation and Performance Technology, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Engineering and Information Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland.
- 2017-10-26
Published in:
- Clinical physiology and functional imaging. - 2017
cardiopulmonary exercise testing
cycle ergometer
incremental exercise testing
ramp protocol
treadmill
work rate prediction
Adolescent
Adult
Algorithms
Bicycling
Exercise Test
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Biological
Muscle Contraction
Muscle, Skeletal
Nonlinear Dynamics
Oxygen Consumption
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Running
Time Factors
Young Adult
English
BACKGROUND
Prediction of peak work rate (WRpeak) for incremental exercise testing (IET) is important to bring subjects to their maximal performance within the recommended 8-12 min. This study developed a novel method for prediction of WRpeak for IET on cycles and treadmills.
METHODS
Peak metabolic equivalent of task (METpred) was predicted based on an existing non-exercise prediction formula, and then, predicted peak work rate (WRpred) was derived from separate formulae for the cycle and the treadmill. Eighteen healthy subjects were included.
RESULTS
In males, there was no difference between WRpred versus WRpeak for both the cycle ergometer (277·7 versus 275·6 W, P = 0·70) and the treadmill (264·1 versus 260·5, P = 0·58). In females, there was no difference between WRpred versus WRpeak for the cycle ergometer (187·1 versus 188·3 W, P = 0·90), but a significant difference was found between WRpred versus WRpeak on the treadmill (178·6 versus 151·9 W, P<0·05). For males, the mean absolute percentage errors for WRpred versus WRpeak were 4·6% and 5·7% for the cycle and treadmill, respectively. For females, the errors were 12·2% and 20·8%. The algorithm was successful in achieving the required duration of 8-12 min in 33 of 36 cases.
CONCLUSIONS
The peak work rate prediction protocol was accurate in male subjects for both the cycle and the treadmill. In female subjects, the method was accurate for the cycle, but systematically overpredicted the peak work rate on the treadmill. The protocol requires further adaptation for females on the treadmill.
Prediction of peak work rate (WRpeak) for incremental exercise testing (IET) is important to bring subjects to their maximal performance within the recommended 8-12 min. This study developed a novel method for prediction of WRpeak for IET on cycles and treadmills.
METHODS
Peak metabolic equivalent of task (METpred) was predicted based on an existing non-exercise prediction formula, and then, predicted peak work rate (WRpred) was derived from separate formulae for the cycle and the treadmill. Eighteen healthy subjects were included.
RESULTS
In males, there was no difference between WRpred versus WRpeak for both the cycle ergometer (277·7 versus 275·6 W, P = 0·70) and the treadmill (264·1 versus 260·5, P = 0·58). In females, there was no difference between WRpred versus WRpeak for the cycle ergometer (187·1 versus 188·3 W, P = 0·90), but a significant difference was found between WRpred versus WRpeak on the treadmill (178·6 versus 151·9 W, P<0·05). For males, the mean absolute percentage errors for WRpred versus WRpeak were 4·6% and 5·7% for the cycle and treadmill, respectively. For females, the errors were 12·2% and 20·8%. The algorithm was successful in achieving the required duration of 8-12 min in 33 of 36 cases.
CONCLUSIONS
The peak work rate prediction protocol was accurate in male subjects for both the cycle and the treadmill. In female subjects, the method was accurate for the cycle, but systematically overpredicted the peak work rate on the treadmill. The protocol requires further adaptation for females on the treadmill.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1111/cpf.12344
- PMID 29068162
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/197356
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