EMG, Heart Rate, and Accelerometer as Estimators of Energy Expenditure in Locomotion

Tikkanen, Olli; Kärkkäinen, Salme; Haakana, Piia; Kallinen, Mauri; Pullinen, Teemu; Finni, Taija

doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000000298

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“…Heart rate is a superior method of predicting energy expenditure, whereas accelerometer is most accurate for level loads at the population level [20]. It is possible to estimate physical activity energy expenditure from heart rate in a group of individuals with a great deal of accuracy, after adjusting for age, gender, body mass and fitness [14].…”

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Influence of Footwear on Individual Performance during Prolonged Standing

Shaikh¹,

Shelke²

2016

IJIRSET

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ABSTRACT:Standing is a normal posture during working in industries, some jobs even make it mandatory to stand while working. Standing is natural and itself doesn't pose specific health risk. But standing for very long duration has an immense share in many health complications. The aim of this study is to determine which type of footwear is healthier to wear while standing for long periods. Five physically fit participants ( = 5) were chosen from live industrial environment. All the five participants participated in this study without disturbing their usual work as machine operator. Photo-plethysmography (PPG) was used to collect continuous heart rate information from each participant. Each participant was observed for six hours each day for two consecutive days, wearing different footwear each day. The information collected was used to calculate total energy expenditure during the experimentation period. In this study, it was observed, that standing for longer duration when wearing floaters ( = 1699.5, = 451.5) and when wearing shoes ( = 1288, = 140), have alternative hypothesis. It was observed that there is significant difference ( (4) = 2.095, < 0.1; % ) in energy expenditure while different type of footwear was used. Participants were more physically exerted when wearing floaters than that when wearing shoes. Thus, it can be concluded that wearing shoes while standing for longer duration is the best choice. This study shows that the average energy expenditure among the group while using shoes is 22% less than that while using floaters. This makes wearing shoes a good choice while standing for longer duration.

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Influence of Footwear on Individual Performance during Prolonged Standing

Shaikh¹,

Shelke²

2016

IJIRSET

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“…Four different sizes of shorts (XS, S, M, and L) and electrode paste (Redux Electrolyte Creme; Parker, Inc., Fairfield, NJ) were used to optimize the skin-electrode contact. The EMG shorts have been tested for validity, repeatability, and feasibility (10) and can be used to accurately estimate energy expenditure (35). Detailed descriptions of this method have been reported previously (10,34).…”

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“…To further separate moderate-and vigorous-intensity activities, the moderate-to vigorous-intensity activity threshold was calculated as "light-to moderate-intensity threshold x 2." These thresholds were selected because they correspond to the energy expenditure at 3 and 6 METs, respectively (1,35). EMG data were analyzed with a custom-made MATLAB (The MathWorks, Inc., version 7.11.0.587) algorithm (for de tails, see Pesola et al [30]).…”

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Muscle Inactivity Is Adversely Associated with Biomarkers in Physically Active Adults

Pesola

Laukkanen

Tikkanen

et al. 2015

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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“…This study is one of very few that have measured muscle activity using EMG shorts, which have been reported to provide an accurate and detailed assessment of muscle activity across the entire continuum of daily life (Tikkanen et al 2013). Compared with analysis of activity outcomes from accelerometers and postural data (Chastin and Granat 2010), EMG as a direct measure of muscle activity provides further physiological insight into changes in muscle activity and inactivity time, and the associated cardio-metabolic impact when reducing sitting time (Tikkanen et al 2014;Pesola et al 2014Pesola et al , 2015.…”

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