Experimental Evaluation of Cardiovascular Fitness Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Abstract

Assessing the effects of unhealthy lifestyles, especially those resulting from insufficient physical activity (Sedentary life style), is essential for comprehending their role in chronic disease development and the degradation of overall health. These evaluations facilitate the formulation of strategies aimed at enhancing physical activity levels and optimizing public health results. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) was emerging analytical tool for evaluating exercise capacity and forecasting outcomes in patients with heart failure and various cardiac conditions. In the present study the physiological parameter, including heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and rate pressure product (RPP), had been evaluated to observe the R peak wave of the human body. All this parameter had been measured from the 10-subject (4 Male, 6 Female) having an age of in between 20 to 30 and it were analyzed by the signal processing tool in LabVIEW. The entire study was performed for five weeks and above parameters were observed every one-week interval at three different conditions: pre-exercise, immediate after exercise (12-minute running) and after 5 min recovery of exercise. The result indicated that all the measured parameters of all 10 subjects (at rest condition) was gradually decreases after they are involved in the regular exercise. The measurement of R peak indicate that the overall improvement occurred in all subject after five weeks. Cardiopulmonary exercise enhances cardiovascular fitness by improving myocardial oxygen supply and efficiency causes improved R-wave amplitude on the ECG waveform. The 12-minute exercise routine illustrates an enhancement in cardiac function, leading to an amplification of the sinus venosus and a reduction in heart rate, thereby improving the overall functionality of the heart..