Validity of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis of Heart Rate Variability to determine intensity thresholds in professional cyclists

  1. Clemente-Suárez, Vicente J 12
  2. Mateo-March, Manuel 13
  3. Sánchez-Muñoz, Cristóbal 4
  4. Moya-Ramón, Manuel 1
  5. Javaloyes, Alejandro 1
  1. 1 Sports Research Centre (Department of Sport Sciences), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
  2. 2 Grupo de Investigación en Cultura, Educación y Sociedad, Universidad de la Costa, 080002 Barranquilla, Colombia
  3. 3 Universidad Europea de Madrid, Sport Sciences
  4. 4 Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Mostrar afiliaciones +
Revista:
European Journal of Sport Science

ISSN: 1746-1391,  1536-7290

Año de publicación: 2022

Páginas: 1-20

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2047228 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: European Journal of Sport Science

Resumen

The evaluation of performance in endurance athletes and the subsequent individualization of training is based on the determination of individual physiological thresholds during incremental tests. Gas exchange or blood lactate analysis are usually implemented for this purpose, but these methodologies are expensive and invasive. The short-term scaling exponent alpha 1 of detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA-α1) of the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) has been proposed as a non-invasive methodology to detect intensity thresholds.