Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors

Journal article

Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Jorge Cancino, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, G. Fernández, Vader Johnson, D. E. Hurtado
npj Digital Medicine, 2024

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Contreras–Briceño, F., Cancino, J., Espinosa-Ramírez, M., Fernández, G., Johnson, V., & Hurtado, D. E. (2024). Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors. Npj Digital Medicine.

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Contreras–Briceño, Felipe, Jorge Cancino, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, G. Fernández, Vader Johnson, and D. E. Hurtado. “Estimation of Ventilatory Thresholds during Exercise Using Respiratory Wearable Sensors.” npj Digital Medicine (2024).

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Contreras–Briceño, Felipe, et al. “Estimation of Ventilatory Thresholds during Exercise Using Respiratory Wearable Sensors.” Npj Digital Medicine, 2024.

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@article{felipe2024a,
  title = {Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {npj Digital Medicine},
  author = {Contreras–Briceño, Felipe and Cancino, Jorge and Espinosa-Ramírez, Maximiliano and Fernández, G. and Johnson, Vader and Hurtado, D. E.}
}

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.