Open AccessAccelerometry and Heart Rate as a Measure of Physical Fitness
Author(s) -
Guy Plasqui,
Klaas R. Westerterp
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000228942.55152.84
Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , heart rate , physical fitness , accelerometer , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy , computer science , blood pressure , data mining , operating system
We recently reported on a new method to assess physical fitness, based on the combined use of accelerometry and heart rate (HR) registration. This study tested the validity of the prediction formula in a group of healthy young adults.