Correlation properties of heart rate variability for exercise prescription during prolonged running at constant speeds
A randomized cross-over trial
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https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.409Keywords:
HRV, DFAa1, intensity distribution, endurance sports, decouplingAbstract
The study explores the validity of the non-linear index alpha 1 of detrended fluctuation analysis (DFAa1) of heart rate (HR) variability for exercise prescription in prolonged constant load running bouts of different intensities.
21 trained endurance athletes (9w, 12m) performed a ramp test for ventilatory (vVT1, vVT2) and DFAa1 based (vDFAa1-1 at 0.75, vDFAa1-2 at 0.5) running speed detection, as well as two 20-min running bouts at vDFAa1-1 and vDFAa1-2 (20-vDFAa1-1, 20-vDFAa1-2), in which HR, oxygen consumption (VO2), respiratory frequency (RF), DFAa1, and blood lactate concentration (BLC) were assessed.
20-vDFAa1-2 could not be finished by all participants (finisher group (FG), n=15 vs. exhaustion group (EG), n=6). Despite similar mean external loads of vDFAa1-1 and vDFAa1-2 compared to vVT1 and vVT2, considerable differences were present for 20-vDFAa1-2 in EG. 20-vDFAa1-1 and 20-DFAa1-2 yielded significant differences in FG for HR (76.2±5.7 vs. 86.4±5.9%HRMAX), VO2 (62.1±5.0 vs. 77.5±8.6%VO2PEAK), RF (40.6±11.3 vs. 46.1±9.8bpm), DFA-a1 (0.86±0.23 vs. 0.60±0.15) and BLC (1.41±0.45 vs. 3.34±2.24mmol/l). In FG, during 20-vDFAa1-1 HR and RF increased significantly, VO2 and DFAa1 were stable, while during 20-vDFAa1-2 HR and RF showed a large, significant increase, while VO2 increased moderately, and DFA-a1 tended to decrease.
DFAa1 based exercise prescription from incremental testing could be useful for most participants in prolonged running bouts, at least in the moderate to heavy intensity domain. In addition, an individually different increased risk of overloading may occur in the heavy to severe exercise domains and should be further elucidated in the light of durability and decoupling assessment.
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