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Background <p>Endurance exercise intensities can be categorized into moderate, heavy, and severe domains based on physiological responses during incremental exercise testing. Since the evaluation of metabolic thresholds is not always possible, this study assessed the accuracy of fixed intensity anchors to estimate lactate thresholds.</p> Methods <p>165 (64 females, 101 males) recreational runners performed a maximal incremental treadmill test. The first (LT1) and second (LT2) lactate thresholds were determined as percentages of maximum heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption (VO<sub>2</sub>), and running speed, alongside the rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Sex-specific mean values were used to determine the threshold intensities and to analyze the error magnitude for each method.</p> Results <p>Females had a higher relative HR, VO<sub>2</sub>, and speed at LT1 compared to males (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001). In the pooled data, the mean absolute error for estimating LT1 varied from 0.6 to 0.8&#xa0;km/h for speed and 4.9–7.4&#xa0;bpm for HR, while LT2 errors ranged from 0.4 to 0.8&#xa0;km/h and 2.8–5.2&#xa0;bpm, respectively. The speed-derived estimations yielded the smallest error magnitudes, while the RPE-derived estimations were the least accurate. Estimating the maximum speed increased the respective errors to 1.0&#xa0;km/h and 8.4&#xa0;bpm for LT1, and to 1.1&#xa0;km/h and 6.7&#xa0;bpm for LT2.</p> Conclusion <p>LT1 occurred at higher relative intensity in females, suggesting a need for sex-specific intensity anchors. The speed-derived estimates were the most accurate, but the estimation of maximum values impaired the prediction accuracy. Thus, the optimal method also depends on the availability of the maximum values.</p>

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The accuracy of fixed intensity anchors to estimate lactate thresholds in recreational runners

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    2025年3月15日

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  • Olli-Pekka Nuuttila,
  • Piia Kaikkonen,
  • Harri Sievänen,
  • Tommi Vasankari,
  • Heikki Kyröläinen

摘要

Background

Endurance exercise intensities can be categorized into moderate, heavy, and severe domains based on physiological responses during incremental exercise testing. Since the evaluation of metabolic thresholds is not always possible, this study assessed the accuracy of fixed intensity anchors to estimate lactate thresholds.

Methods

165 (64 females, 101 males) recreational runners performed a maximal incremental treadmill test. The first (LT1) and second (LT2) lactate thresholds were determined as percentages of maximum heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption (VO2), and running speed, alongside the rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Sex-specific mean values were used to determine the threshold intensities and to analyze the error magnitude for each method.

Results

Females had a higher relative HR, VO2, and speed at LT1 compared to males (p < 0.001). In the pooled data, the mean absolute error for estimating LT1 varied from 0.6 to 0.8 km/h for speed and 4.9–7.4 bpm for HR, while LT2 errors ranged from 0.4 to 0.8 km/h and 2.8–5.2 bpm, respectively. The speed-derived estimations yielded the smallest error magnitudes, while the RPE-derived estimations were the least accurate. Estimating the maximum speed increased the respective errors to 1.0 km/h and 8.4 bpm for LT1, and to 1.1 km/h and 6.7 bpm for LT2.

Conclusion

LT1 occurred at higher relative intensity in females, suggesting a need for sex-specific intensity anchors. The speed-derived estimates were the most accurate, but the estimation of maximum values impaired the prediction accuracy. Thus, the optimal method also depends on the availability of the maximum values.