Yuenyongchaiwat Kornanong, Sermsinsathong Natsinee, Songsorn Preeyaphorn, Charususin Noppawan, Buranapuntalug Sasipa, Buekban Chatchai, Thanawattano Chusak
Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Thammasat University Research Unit for Physical Therapy in Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Front Digit Health. 2024 Apr 8;6:1356837. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1356837. eCollection 2024.
Virtual reality (VR) exercises are reportedly beneficial as a physical activity tool for health promotion and rehabilitation, and can also help individuals exercise under professional supervision. We developed and investigated the potential feasibility of a VR-based aerobic exercise program using the XBOX ONE console and Kinect sensor with real-time pulse rate monitoring. The VR setting consisted of two-dimensional (2D) environments via computer, laptop, or television screens. In addition, the study investigated the potential feasibility of the VR-based exercise program on hemodynamic response and arterial stiffness in healthy participants of various ages.
Healthy participants ( = 30) aged > 18 years were enrolled in the VR exercise-based program. All participants were required to wear a polar heart rate (HR) monitor set for moderate-intensity exercise, targeting 40%-59% of their HR reserve. Hemodynamic and arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity) were noninvasively measured. The Borg scale rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was also assessed.
Following a VR-guided exercise routine, all participants performed moderate-intensity exercise with no adverse health outcomes during or after the exercise. The effects of VR-based aerobic exercise extended beyond enhanced central hemodynamic and arterial stiffness. However, neither hemodynamic nor arterial stiffness showed significant differences before and after the VR exercise, except for a higher RPE response following the exercise program.
VR-based aerobic exercise with pulse rate monitoring is a promising physical activity tool to induce physiological changes and impact dyspnea scales and is also feasible for administration to healthy populations.
据报道，虚拟现实（VR）练习作为一种促进健康和康复的体育活动工具是有益的，并且还可以帮助个人在专业监督下进行锻炼。我们开发并研究了一种基于VR的有氧运动计划的潜在可行性，该计划使用XBOX ONE游戏机和Kinect传感器，并进行实时心率监测。VR设置通过计算机、笔记本电脑或电视屏幕呈现二维（2D）环境。此外，该研究调查了基于VR的锻炼计划对不同年龄健康参与者的血流动力学反应和动脉僵硬度的潜在可行性。
年龄大于18岁的健康参与者（n = 30）参加了基于VR锻炼的计划。所有参与者都被要求佩戴用于中等强度运动的极地心率（HR）监测器，目标是达到其心率储备的40%-59%。对血流动力学和动脉僵硬度（脉搏波速度）进行无创测量。还评估了Borg自觉用力程度分级（RPE）。
在VR引导的锻炼程序之后，所有参与者都进行了中等强度的运动，在运动期间或运动后没有出现不良健康结果。基于VR的有氧运动的效果不仅限于增强中心血流动力学和动脉僵硬度。然而，除了运动计划后的RPE反应较高外，VR运动前后的血流动力学和动脉僵硬度均无显著差异。
基于VR的带心率监测的有氧运动是一种有前景的体育活动工具，可引起生理变化并影响呼吸困难量表，并且对健康人群进行管理也是可行的。
