A new study covering both laboratory and field test assessments, published International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, investigates on the maximal aerobic power of elite Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) athletes. 10 internationally and nationally ranked elite SUP athletes were assessed in a laboratory and compared with other water-b…

A systematic review of studies of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in stroke survivors has been published on the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. The aim of the present study was to systematically review the use of CPET in people who have survived a stroke, whether used for diagnostic purposes or to assess functional capacity. The following qu…

A new European Respiratory Society (ERS) Statement has been published in ERJ reviewing the role exercise tests have in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The review covered studies that report the evaluation or use of the incremental (or ramp) exercise test (IET), the constant work-rate exercise test (CWRET), the 6-min walk test (6MWT)…

Clinical recommendations on the importance of Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing in Pulmonary Hypertension patients were published on the Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. There is an increasing recognition of the potential value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Several CPX variables have…

The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to provide a comprehensive assessment of exercise tolerance and responses in multiple sclerosis patients has been examined in a study on the Sports Medicine Journal. The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive examination of outcome variables from CPET among persons with MS and he…

A study from the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention analyses the reliability of gas exchange variables derived from CPET. Gas exchange variables derived from cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPETs) need to be reliable for evaluating interventions and clinical decision making. Whereas peak oxygen uptake (VO2) has shown to be…

A review study on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) used as a preoperative risk-stratification tool for patients undergoing non-cardiopulmonary intra-abdominal surgery has been published on the British Journal of Anesthesia. Previous studies indicate that CPET may be beneficial, but research is needed to quantify CPET values protective agai…

The relevance of cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been analysed in a study published in "Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases" Journal. Exercise impairment is a common symptom of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a disorder which is frequently complicated by cardiopulmonary involvement. This study's aim…

A new study published on the Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases highlight the importance of CPET for this kind of pathologies. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is commonly used in clinical practice for both functional and diagnostic assessments of patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. It provides assessment of the integr…

The American Heart Journal published a new article on the prognostic value of Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Test (CPX) in heart failure (HF) patients. Although cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is well established, there is limited data on the value of CPX variables in patients with…

A review study published on the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports analyzes the recent findings on exercise physiology in Alpine skiing. This review comprises more than 30 years of research and includes 4 review articles, 9 off-snow investigations of the physiological capacities of ski racers of varying ability, 29 on-snow i…

A new study on the aquatrainer was published on the International Journal of Sport Medicine on the new Aquatrainer snorkel option. This study purpose was to verify if the use of the new AquaTrainer® respiratory snorkel lead to an increase of front crawl hydrodynamic drag and whether the constraint of using an adapted turning technique influences…

A first validation of the K5, the new COSMED wearable metabolic system, was presented during the 2015 edition of the Italian Sport Medicine Society (SIMSE) and published in the Sport Science for Health Journal. The study aim was to evaluate the accuracy of the new COSMED K5 portable metabolic cart with breath-by-breath technology. Simulated versu…

A new validation paper has been published on the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology where was shown the test-retest reliability of the K4b2. This study was undertaken to assess test-retest reliability of K4b2 in measuring VO2 and VCO2 during walking, stair climbing and descending stairs in a free living environment. Twelve participant…

Wearable Technologies magazine features an article on the latest breath and respiration analyzing technologies and devices. Among other products, COSMED K5 wearable metabolic technology is introduced as a device that can tell how many calories a professional athlete has burned during the workout. Nice article @WearableTech: Latest breath/respi…

A new validation on Fitmate reliability during exercise tests was recently published on the Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of the FitMate ™ metabolic system and to compare its reliability with the previously studied portable breath-by-breath analyzers Cosmed…

A recent paper, published on "Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport" furthermore validate COSMED K4b2 portable metabolic monitoring device during submaximal Gait walking. The purpose of this study was to determine the test–retest reliability and minimum detectable change (MDC) for VO2, Gait Efficiency, and HR with the K4b2 at submaximal wal…

A new study published on the Journal of Strength and Conditioning provides reference data for collegiate football players %fat over a 4 year college career emphasizing what improvements could be expected given proper training. The aim of this study by Oklahoma State University was to determine the changes in anthropomorphism and performance over…

A new study has been published on "Neurorehabilitation Neural Repair Journal"  with a validation of COSMED K4b2 portable metabolic monitoring device during overground GAIT analysis. The purpose of this study was to establish the test-retest reliability of a portable metabolic monitoring device during overground walking in hemiparetic stroke survi…

A new article on the UK Daily Mail Online presented a powered exoskeleton which shows great promise both for augmenting the abilities of able-bodied users, and for rehabilitating the disabled. A robotic exoskeleton that is so light and comfortable it can be slipped on like a pair of trousers is being developed by Harvard University's Wyss Institu…