SECTION II - EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND SPORTS MEDICINE / RESEARCH PAPER
VO2FITTING Software: New Insights and Practical Applications (VO2FITTING Software Update)
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Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport and Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal
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Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences—CESPU, Gandra, Portugal.
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UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Forensics and Biomedical Sciences Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), Gandra, Portugal.
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Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, Porto, Portugal.
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Faculty of Rehabilitation, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Submission date: 2024-04-10
Final revision date: 2024-06-27
Acceptance date: 2024-10-04
Online publication date: 2024-12-19
Corresponding author
Ana Sofia Mottini Monteiro
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport and Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport and Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to present an updated version of VO2FITTING software, where it is possible to dynamically edit, process, filter and model O2 post-exercise data and to characterize the O2 on/off symmetry along different exercise intensity domains. Validation datasets were developed and applied to four widely used models for describing low, moderate, heavy and severe intensity transitions. Perfect fits were observed and parameter estimates perfectly matched the known inputted values for all available models (standard error = 0; p < 0.001). In addition, an experiment with 10 trained swimmers performing a 5 x 200 m front crawl protocol (with 0.05 m·s−1 velocity step increments and 3-min passive rest intervals) was conducted. The on- and off-transient phases were symmetrical in their shape since they were both adequately fitted by a mono-exponential regression model and no slow component was observed independently of the intensity domain. Furthermore, the mono-exponential model without time delay best fitted the O2 off-transient data. The mean time constant of the on-transient period value was lower than the respective off-transient for all the intensities (15.8 ± 11.4 vs. 30.8 ± 10.4, 11.3 ± 2.3 vs. 29.7 ± 8.4, 13.9 ± 7.0 vs. 28.7 ± 10.8 and 10.3 ± 4.6 vs. 37.0 ± 9.2 s; p < 0.05). VO2FITTING is valid, free and open-source software for characterizing O2 kinetics during both the exercise and recovery periods, helping researchers to give rapid feedback also about the off-transient kinetic parameters.
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