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Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling

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Mazzoleni, MJ; Battaglini, CL; Martin, KJ; Coffman, EM; Mann, BP
Published in: Sports Engineering
June 1, 2016

Prior studies have investigated heart rate dynamics from a variety of perspectives, but are often inadequate for predicting heart rate responses across a broad range of transient exercise intensities. The aim of this study was to develop a nonlinear model to describe the heart rate response of an individual during cycling and to investigate whether heart rate is more accurately predicted by a combination of power output and cadence than by power output alone. The proposed model can account for the transient fluctuations of an individual’s heart rate while they participate in exercise that varies in intensity. The participants for this study each performed a fifty minute bout of cycling on an electric-braked cycle ergometer in the laboratory. The testing protocol for the cycling bout was designed to challenge the predictive capabilities of the model and the participants therefore abruptly changed their power outputs and cadences throughout the tests, which resulted in significant transient fluctuations in their heart rate responses. Due to the nonlinear nature of the proposed heart rate model, a heuristic algorithm was developed to perform the parameter estimation. The model predictions for heart rate matched very well with the experimental heart rate responses for each of the participants, especially when considering the challenges inherent to predicting abrupt transient behavior in the heart rate response. Model comparisons also indicated that heart rate is more accurately predicted by a combination of power output and cadence than by power output alone.

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Sports Engineering

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EISSN

1460-2687

ISSN

1369-7072

Publication Date

June 1, 2016

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

117 / 127

Related Subject Headings

  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 

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Mazzoleni, M. J., Battaglini, C. L., Martin, K. J., Coffman, E. M., & Mann, B. P. (2016). Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling. Sports Engineering, 19(2), 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12283-015-0193-3
Mazzoleni, M. J., C. L. Battaglini, K. J. Martin, E. M. Coffman, and B. P. Mann. “Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling.” Sports Engineering 19, no. 2 (June 1, 2016): 117–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12283-015-0193-3.
Mazzoleni MJ, Battaglini CL, Martin KJ, Coffman EM, Mann BP. Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling. Sports Engineering. 2016 Jun 1;19(2):117–27.
Mazzoleni, M. J., et al. “Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling.” Sports Engineering, vol. 19, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 117–27. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s12283-015-0193-3.
Mazzoleni MJ, Battaglini CL, Martin KJ, Coffman EM, Mann BP. Modeling and predicting heart rate dynamics across a broad range of transient exercise intensities during cycling. Sports Engineering. 2016 Jun 1;19(2):117–127.
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Published In

Sports Engineering

DOI

EISSN

1460-2687

ISSN

1369-7072

Publication Date

June 1, 2016

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

117 / 127

Related Subject Headings

  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering