Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2005
Estimating relative physical workload using heart rate monitoring: a validation by whole-body indirect calorimetry.
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- Physiological workload of workers employed during motor-manual timber harvesting in young alder stands in different seasons.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Article
- Assessing the Impact of Work Activities on the Physiological Load in a Sample of Loggers in Sicily (Italy).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Neural Correlates of Trust in Automation: Considerations and Generalizability Between Technology Domains.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2021Review
- Practical Judgment of Workload Based on Physical Activity, Work Conditions, and Worker's Age in Construction Site.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Higher Precision of Heart Rate Compared with VO2 to Predict Exercise Intensity in Endurance-Trained Runners.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2011Article
- Estimates of ventilation from measurements of rib cage and abdominal distances: a portable device.European journal of applied physiology · 2010Article
- A comparison between ventilation and heart rate as indicator of oxygen uptake during different intensities of exercise.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2010Article
- Net heart rate to prescribe physical activity in middle-aged to older active adults.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2009Article
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Abstract
Measuring physical workload in occupational medicine is fundamental for risk prevention. An indirect measurement of total and relative energy expenditure (EE) from heart rate (HR) is widely used but it has never been validated. The aim of this study was to validate this HR-estimated energy expenditure (HREEE) method against whole-body indirect calorimetry. Twenty-four-hour HR and EE values were recorded continuously in a calorimetric chambers for 52 adult males and females (19-65 years). An 8-h working period was retained, comprising several exercise sessions on a cycloergometer at intensities up to 65% of the peak rate of oxygen uptake. HREEE was calculated with reference to cardiac reserve. A corrected HREEE (CHREEE) was also calculated with a modification to the lowest value of cardiac reserve. Both values were further compared to established methods: the flex-HR method, and the use of a 3rd order polynomial relationship to estimate total and relative EE. No significant difference was found in total EE when measured in a calorimetric chamber or estimated from CHREEE for the working period. A perfect linear and identity relationship was found between CHREEE and energy reserve values for intensities ranging from 15% to 65%. Relative physical workload can be accurately assessed from HR recordings when expressed in CHREEE between 15% to 65%, and EE can be accurately estimated using the CHREEE method.
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