Taking ventilatory measurements out of the lab and into the field

BACKGROUND: Measuring ventilation has priorly been limited to physiological laboratory testing, but now wearables allow for measuring in filed settings. The aim of the study was 1) to quantify breathing rate (BR) response during typical training sessions performed by elite endurance athletes, 2) to investigate if breathing rate responds differently than heart rate during two different standardized field sessions in a group of elite cyclists, 3) to investigate the potential implementation of breathing rate as a practical measurement in training for intensity monitoring in cycling. METHODS: Heart rate (HR), BR and power output were quantified in 11 professional cyclists from the Uno-X Pro Cyc…