As part of its ongoing innovation process, Waterflex has called on ESP Consulting, an external laboratory specialising in movement and sports performance, to measure the energy expenditure for each aquabike model.
This study was conducted to measure the energy expenditure during an aquabike session for several models through an analysis of the gases breathed in and out (oxygen and carbon dioxide). The study was carried out on several subjects (men and women) with different profiles in terms of age, morphology and physical activity level.
This study showed that pedalling cadence had an effect on energy expenditure. By combining the pedalling cadence with the speed settings when available on aquabikes, it is possible to fine-tune the exercise to the level of energy expenditure the athlete wishes to achieve. During this study, the maximum energy expenditure level achieved was 480 Kcal/h.
ESP Consulting is a transversal structure composed of a research pole with doctors, researchers and engineers in physiology and human biomechanics, as well as a performance pole and a health pole (doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, psychologists, chiropodists and physical trainers).
A true research department which vocation is to support sports and health manufacturers who wish to measure the effects of their technologies on humans. Services range from clinical research (management of ethical and regulatory affairs, phase 3 and 4 clinical studies) to industrial research (technology watch, development, product evaluation and validation), including scientific communication activities (writing scientific articles, scientific marketing, running seminars and workshops).
Pedaling rate is the number of rounds your leg makes in one minute. The more rounds your leg makes in a minute, the more energy you will expend. By combining pedalling rating with different pedalling resistances, we can better control the energy expenditure of the exercise.
For example, the Happy Aquabike with a single speed consumes 390kcal/h at a pedalling rate of 65 rpm. With the same pedalling rate, the INO8 consumes 480 kcal/h because it has a gear lever that increases the pedalling resistance and thus increases energy consumption.
Energy consumption is the energy needed to perform a given exercise. For example, we will compare the human body to a car. A car consumes petrol to move forward. So we regularly talk about fuel consumption per 100 kilometres in order to classify cars according to their consumption.
Humans use calories (kilocalorie) as a unit of measurement. The number of calories used by humans for a given exercise represents the number of litres of petrol consumed by a car for a given distance. The more calories you consume during exercise, the more energy you use.
No, one cannot talk in kilograms lost per hour of Aquabike. It is the repeated loss of kilocalories that will induce weight loss combined with a healthy diet. However, after an effort, it is regularly observed that there is a slight immediate weight loss.
This loss is due to sweating during exercise. If you expend more energy than you take in by eating, you will lose weight. If you expend less energy than you bring in by eating, you will gain weight. You have to find the right balance.
In our study, energy consumption was measured using a gas analyser (exhaled and inhaled) to measure oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide creation. For an athletic audience, energy consumption can be monitored indirectly using a heart rate monitor.
This is a less accurate system, but it provides information on the activity performed and can be a way of motivating you on a daily basis to achieve your goal.
Energy consumption is the energy needed to perform a given exercise. For example, we will compare the human body to a car. A car consumes petrol to move forward.
So we regularly talk about fuel consumption per 100 kilometres in order to classify cars according to their consumption. Humans use calories (kilocalorie) as a unit of measurement. The number of calories used by humans for a given exercise represents the number of litres of petrol consumed by a car for a given distance. The more calories you consume during exercise, the more energy you use.
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