| Title | Author | Year | Journal / Proceedings | Study design & Population | Category | Physiological parameter(s) from Firstbeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Basketball: Neuromuscular Fatigue Develops While External Intensities Are Maintained in Late Tournament Stages | Sansone P, Rago V, Castagna C & Conte D | 2025 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(7): 941–947 | Observational study; male 3×3 basketball players monitored across two official tournaments, N = 33 | Applied use | HR, Movement Intensity |
| A school-based physical activity intervention in primary school: effects on physical activity, sleep, aerobic fitness, and motor competence | Costa JA, Vale S, Cordovil R, Rodrigues LP, Cardoso V, Proença R, Costa M, Neto C, Brito J, Guilherme J & Seabra A | 2024 | Frontiers in Public Health, 12: 1365782 | Intervention study; children aged 9–10 years, 12-week intervention, N = 38 | Applied use | Heart rate, Time in HR zones |
| Associations between Internal Load, Respiratory Metabolism, and Neuromuscular Activation during 1v1 Small-Sided Soccer Games | Feng J, Trybulski R & Makar P, Mroczek D & Clemente FM | 2025 | Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 24: 934–947 | Experimental study; physical education students, N = 60 | Applied use | TRIMP, TRIMP/min, HR, Energy expenditure, VO2, Ventilation, Respiration rate |
| Breaking Down the 3 × 3 Basketball Game: How Tournament Phase, Game Outcome, and Final Score Margin Impact Physiological, Perceptual, and Mental Demands | Sansone P, Fortes LdS, Caparros T, Zhang S, Tessitore A & Conte D | 2025 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(6): 834–839 | Observational study; adult male 3×3 basketball players across 3 tournaments, N = 41 | Applied use | Heart rate |
| Carnivore Diet and Athletic Performance: A Case Study Analysis | Bowser SM, Cloutier E & Romano V | 2024 | Journal of Exercise and Nutrition, 7(1): 10 | Case study; NCAA Division II female soccer athlete, N = 1 | Applied use | TRIMP, HR |
| Comparability of modified and standardized test conditions for the 6-minute run | Jarnig G, Kerbl R, Rottensteiner C & van Poppel NMN | 2025 | Research square | Experimental study, children and adolescents, N = 97 | Applied use | HR |
| Effect of a cajuína hydroelectrolytic drink on the physical performance and hydration status of recreational runners | Silvino VO, Batista MCC, Neto MM, Ribeiro ALB, Nascimento PPD, Barros EML, Moura RC, Sales KCG, Galvão LMV, Nunes LCC, Durazzo A, Silva AS & Pereira Dos Santos MA | 2024 | Current Research in Physiology, 7: 100119 | Randomized crossover trial; recreational male runners, N = 17 | Applied use | Heart rate |
| Effects of Leucine Supplementation on Athletic Performance, Central Fatigue, and Serum Metabolism in Endurance Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Targeted Metabolomics Study | Li T, Xu W, Chen J, Kan Z, Sui X, Zhao Z & Wang Q | 2026 | Metabolites, 16(2), 94 | Randomised controlled trial; elite male cross-country skiers; 6-week leucine supplementation intervention, N = 20 | Applied use | TRIMP, Training Effect (aerobic & anaerobic), Energy Expenditure |
| Effects of physiological fatigue on basketball shooting performance: the moderating role of attentional focus | Luo Y, Cao Y, Li S, Shi Y & Chen P | 2025 | Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1593182 | Within-subject 2×3 repeated-measures experiment; male basketball players, N = 30 | Applied use | Heart rate, HRV |
| Examining Relationship Between Firstbeat Sports Movement Efficiency Index and Standard Fitness Testing Outcomes in Football | Puranen J‑P | 2025 | Master’s Thesis (Jamk University of Applied Sciences) | Observational study; competitive amateur soccer players, N = 21 | Validation | Movement Load, TRIMP, Movement Efficiency Index. |
| Exercise training benefits health-related quality of life and functional capacity during breast cancer chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial | Antunes P, Joaquim A, Sampaio F, Nunes C, Ascensão A, Vilela E, Teixeira M, Oliveira J, Capela A, Amarelo A, Leão I, Marques C, Viamonte S, Alves A & Esteves D | 2024 | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (ACSM/LWW) 56(4), 600–611 | Randomized controlled trial; women undergoing chemotherapy, N = 93 | Applied use | HR, Time in HR zones |
| Exploring the effect of exercise training on breast cancer’s pathologic response and tumor immune microenvironment after neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Guedes H, João D, Caldas M, Antunes P, Costa T, Alves A, Helguero L & Joaquim A | 2024 | Supportive Care in Cancer 32, 739 | Intervention study; breast cancer patients, N = 64 | Applied use | Heart rate, Time in HR zones |
| Extremely low-volume burpee interval training improves vertical jump compared with sprint interval training in real‑world circumstances | Pérez-Ifrán P, Magallanes CA, de S Castro FA, Astorino TA & Benítez-Flores S | 2024 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38(1): 10–20. | Intervention trial; active and healthy adults, N = 43 | Applied use | Heart rate, HRV, HR recovery |
| Impact of recreational football in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy | Mesquita S, Póvoas S, Nunes-Carneiro D, Sá-Couto D, Santos M, Fraga A & Silva-Ramos M | 2025 | BJUI Compass, 6(4):e70008 | Intervention study; men on androgen‑deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, N = 12 | Applied use | Heart rate |
| Impact of Small-Sided Game Formats on Electromyographic Responses in College Students | JuanFeng, Fernández AR, Trybulski R, Grzywacz T, Sawicki P & Clemente FM | 2025 | Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 24: 729–738 | Randomized intervention trial; physical education students, N = 60 | Applied use | HR, Oxygen consumption |
| Internal Training Load Measures During a Competitive Season in Collegiate Women Lacrosse Athletes | Fields JB, Esco MR, Merrigan JJ, White JB & Jones MT | 2020 | International Journal of Exercise Science, 13(4): 778–788 | Observational study; collegiate Division I women’s lacrosse players, N = 20 | Applied use | HRV |
| Interunit Reliability of Firstbeat Sport Sensors as Accelerometer-Based Tracking Devices in Basketball | Conte D, Rampinini E, Trimarchi F & Ferioli D | 2025 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(5): 727–730 | Validation study; 50 training sessions from professional male basketball players, N = 8 | Validation | Movement Load, Movement Intensity |
| Interval training has more negative effects on sleep in adolescent speed skaters: a randomized cross controlled trial | Kong Z, Wei X, Shen M, Cheng Y, Feng J | 2024 | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6:1367190 | Randomized cross-controlled trial; adolescent male speed skaters, N = 18 | Applied use | HR, Respiration rate, Sleep duration, Stress & Recovery, HRV |
| Long-Term High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention Improves Emotional Conflict Control in Association With Right Ventrolateral Prefrontal Activation in Males With Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial | He M, Wang L, Xu D, Liu Y, Zhu X, Zhu D & Yang S | 2024 | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34: e70006. | Intervention study; males with methamphetamine use disorder, N = 40 | Applied use | HR |
| Monitoring psychophysiological and neuromuscular parameters in beach volleyball high-performance athletes | Silva KF, da Silva JCG, Torresa VBC, Waskea R & Batista GR | 2025 | Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, 47 | Observational study; male high-performance beach volleyball athletes, N = 8 | Applied use | HR, HRV, TRIMP |
| Nutritional habits of professional team sport athletes: An insight into the carbohydrate, fluid, and caffeine habits of English Premier League football players during match play | Kasper AM, Allan J, Hodges D, Catterson P, Mason L, Fitzpatrick J, Grantham N, Morton JP, Hearris MA & Close GL | 2024 | Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(17), 1589–1596 | Observational study; elite English Premier League football players, N = 22 | Applied use | HR, Time in HR zones |
| Physical Demands and Acute Neuromuscular Responses Across a Single-Day 3 × 3 Male Basketball Tournament | Sansone P, Rago V, Alonso-Perez-Chao E, Zhang S & Conte D | 2025 | Sensors, 25(11): 3296 | Observational study; male 3×3 basketball players (Tier 2–3), N = 12 | Applied use | Movement Intensity |
| Physiological and psychological assessment of high-intensity interval training, full-sided and small-sided games in elite handball players | Simonelli C, Perri E, Quartiroli A & Rossi A | 2026 | International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1–12 | Randomized study; elite male handball players, N = 14 | Applied use | HR, HRV |
| Psychophysiological Responses to Laughter Yoga in Women: Two Studies on the Visual and Practice Effects of This New Physical Activity | Szabo A, Berkes T & Ihász F, Köteles F | 2021 | Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 4(123): 23–34 | Two experimental studies involving young women (N = 13) and older women (N = 25). | Applied use | HR, Respiratory rate, Energy expenditure |
| Sensitivity of Minimally Invasive Protocols to Monitor Changes in Endurance Performance in Elite Junior Football (Soccer) Players | Schimpchen J, Correia PF & Meyer T | 2024 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 19(12): 1409–1416 | Repeated monitoring study; elite junior football players, N = 21 | Applied use | HR, HR recovery |
| Sprint Interval Climbing Increases Anaerobic Training Load in Elite Female +78 kg Judo Athletes | Huang L, Yao H, Weng X & Chen H | 2025 | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7:1581361 | Six‑month training study; elite female +78 kg judo athletes, N = 5 | Applied use | HR, Time in zones, TRIMP, EPOC, Training Effect |
| The impact of computerized agility training on basketball performance: a comparative study with rope ladder training | Zhang M, Zhang W, Chen R, Liu Y, Diaz-Cidoncha Garcia J, Chen C & Xu X | 2026 | Frontiers in Physiology, 17:1772554 | Randomized Controlled Trial; male collegiate basketball players, N = 64 | Applied use | HR |
| The Metabolome Characteristics of Aerobic Endurance Development in Adolescent Male Rowers Using Polarized and Threshold Model: An Original Research | Kong F, Zhu M, Pan X, Zhao L, Yang S, Zhuo J, Peng C, Li D & Mi J | 2025 | Metabolites, 15(1): 17 | Experimental study; adolescent male rowers, N = 24 | Applied use | HR, Time in zones, TRIMP |
| The Relationships Between Training‑Load Models in 3×3 Basketball Games | Sansone P, Tessitore A, Makivić B, Ferioli D & Conte D | 2025 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(5), 684–688 | Observational study; adult male 3×3 basketball players, N = 41 | Applied use | Movement Load, Time in heart rate zones, HR |
| The reliability and discriminant validity of physical, technical, and perceptual‑physiological measures during a game‑specific basketball activity simulation protocol | Ferioli D, Alcaraz PE, Freitas TT, Trimarchi F, Conte D, Formica L, Chung LH & Scanlan AT | 2024 | Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1414339 | Repeated‑measures reliability and cross‑sectional validity study; adult basketball players, N = 35 | Applied use | Heart rate, Movement Load, Movement Intensity |
| Training Load and Acute Performance Decrement in Soccer | Montini M, di Palumbo SA, Cotugno V, Augusto M, Sacchetti M & Nicolò A | 2025 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(11):1600-1608 | Observational study; male soccer players, N = 16 | Applied use | HR, TRIMP, Movement Load, Movement Intensity |
| Load Management and Injury Prevention in Elite Athletes: A Narrative Review | Kanwal S, Ahsan MT, Khan RN & Khan A | 2025 | Premier Journal of Science; 11:100088 | Review narrative article | Review | Acute and Chronic load |
| Longitudinal Analysis of Training Load Across Two Competitive Seasons in Collegiate Women’s Soccer | Romano V & McCrae JA | 2026 | Research in Strength and Performance, 6 ( 1): 12 | Observation study; collegiate women’s soccer athletes were monitored during the seasons 2023 (N = 30) and 2024 (N = 33). | Applied use | TRIMP, HR |
| Identifying Weekly Physical and Physiological Profiles in Professional Basketball Using Heart Rate Variability and Training Load Clustering | Olmos M, Caparros T, Olmos V, Sansone P, Fernández D & Casals M | 2025 | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1–10. | Observational study; Eleven male professional basketball players from a team competing in the German Bundesliga monitored for 18 weeks, N = 11. | Applied use | HRV, time in HR zones, Movement load |
| Maximizing the submaximal: 20 years of monitoring cardiovascular adaptation through submaximal HR response in team sports | Buchheit M, Shushan T, Barrett S, Scott TJ, Altmann S, Rabbani A, Mandorino M, Lacome M, Lovell R & McLaren SJ | 2025 | Sports Perfomance & Science Reports, 266, v1 | Review | Review | Heart rate, SMFT |
| Revisiting dose–response relationships between heart rate zones, TRIMPs, and aerobic-related physiological and performance markers in elite team sports | Buchheit M, Akubat I, Ellis M, Campos M, Rabbani A, Castagna C, Malone S | 2025 | Sports Perfomance & Science Reports, 269, v1 | Review | Review | Heart rate, Time in HR zones |
| Extremely Low-Volume Burpee Interval Training Equivalent to 8 Minutes Per Session Improves Vertical Jump Compared with Sprint Interval Training in Real-World Circumstances | Perez-Ifran, P, Magallanes, CA, de SCastro, FA, Astorino, TA & Benıtez-Flores, S | 2023 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 00(00)/1–11 | Case-control study; Healthy adults, N = 43 | Applied use | HR; HR recovery; HRV |
| Comparing sleep in Shared and Individual Rooms during Training Camps in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Short Report | Costa JA, Figueiredo P, Lastella M, Nakamura FY, Guilherme J & Brito J | 2023 | Journal of athletic training, 58(1), 79-83. | Observational case study; adolescent football players, N = 13 | Measurement | RR-intervals |
| A Comparison of Training and Competition Physical Demands in Professional Male Basketball Players | Portes R, Ribas C, García AL & Pérez-Chao EA | 2023 | International Journal of Basketball Studies, 2(1), 25-33. | Experimental study; professional basketball players, N = 12 | Applied use | Movement load (ML); TRIMP; HR |
| Influence of Strength Training on Physical Fitness of Badminton Players | Biao Z & Lu X | 2023 | Revista Brasileira De Medicina Do Esporte 29 | Case-study; male badminton players, N=24 | Applied use | HR; TRIMP; EPOC |
| Sprint Interval Training Attenuates Neuromuscular Function and Vagal Reactivity Compared With High-Intensity Functional Training in Real-World Circumstances | Benítez-Flores S, Castro FA, Lusa Cadore E & Astorino TA | 2023 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 37(5): 1070-1078. | Experimental study; moderately active adults, N = 18 | Applied use | HR; HR recovery; HRV |
| A Study on the Impact of Special Aided Training on Badminton Players’ Personal Fitness | Singh V & Ambre S | 2023 | International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(04) | Case-control study; Young badminton players, N= 24 | Measurement | HR; TRIMP; EPOC |
| Effects of a games-based physical education lesson on cognitive function in adolescents | Gilbert LM, Dring KJ, Williams RA, Boat R, Sunderland C, Morris JG, Nevill ME & Cooper SB | 2023 | Frontiers in Psychology 14: 1098861 | Experimental study; adolescents, N = 76 | Measurement | HR |
| Review of ITF-Approved Player Analysis Technology (PAT) | Castillo AV | 2023 | International Tennis Federation, Coaching & Sport Science Review (89), 27-35 | Technology review | Review | |
| Performance changes during repeated military occupational test and its associations to physical performance | Ojanen T, Pihlainen K, Vaara JP & Kyröläinen H | 2023 | Ergonomics | Experimental case-study; male soldiers, N = 114 | Applied use | HR |
| Whole-body photobiomodulation improves post-exercise recovery but does not affect performance or physiological response during maximal anaerobic cycling | Forsey JD, Merrigan JJ, Stone JD, Stephenson MD, Ramadan J, Galster SM, Bryner RW & Hagen JA | 2023 | Lasers in Medical Science 38(1): 111. | Cross-sectional study; healthy adults, N = 48 | Applied use | HR; HRV |
| Validity and reproducibility of match-derived ratios of selected external and internal load parameters in soccer players: A simple way to monitor physical fitness? | Schimpchen J, Correia PF & Meyer T | 2023 | Biology of Sport, 40(4): 1039–1046 | Experimental study; elite youth soccer players, N = 16 | Applied use | HR; TRIMP |
| Training Impulse and Its Impact on Load Management in Collegiate and Professional Soccer Players | Gardner C, Navalta JW, Carrier B, Aguilar C & Perdomo Rodriguez J | 2023 | Technologies, 11, 79 | Systematic review | ||
| Mixed-gender small-sided recreational team handball games in middle-aged and elderly are physiologically more demanding for women than men | Carneiro I, Krustrup P, Castagna C, Pereira R & Póvoas S | 2023 | PLoS ONE 18(6): e0286008 | Experimental study; middle-aged or elderly participants of recreational team handball, N = 41 | Applied use | HR |
| Effects of Caffeine Supplementation on the Recovery of Professional Soccer Players | e Silva TM, Abreu WC, Pimenta E &da Silva SF | 2023 | Muscles, 2(1): 1-11 | Experimental study; professional soccer players, N = 19 | Applied use | HRV; Quick recovery test |
| Using the Rating of Perceived Exertion and Heart Rate to Quantify Training Intensity in Female Soccer Players: Validity and Utility | Costa JA, Brito J, Nakamura FY, Figueiredo P & Rebelo A | 2022 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(1) pp. 201-206(6) | Observational study; Female football players, N = 17 | Measurement | HR; TRIMP |
| The effects of the PowerMens methodology on the measurement and training of attention in young footballers: A pilot study | Tirinnanzi P | 2022 | NeuroRegulation, 9(1), 2–15. | Cross-sectional study; Male footballers, N = 20 | Applied use | HRV |
| Influence of analysis focus and playing time on internal average and peak physical demands of professional male basketball players during competition | PérezChao EA, Lorenzo A, Ribas C, Portes R, Leicht AS & Gómez MA | 2022 | RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte. 69(18), 155-163 | Observational study; Professional baskeball players, N = 22 | Measurement | HR; Respiration Rate; Ventilation; VO2 |
| Effects of trunk posture on cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems: A pilot study | Wang H, Gao X, Shi Y, Wu D, Li C & Wang W | 2022 | Frontiers in Physiology 13:1009806 | Experimental study; Male adults, N = 12 | Applied use | RR-intervals; HRV |
| Should we train as we compete? Games might be the best scenario to reach the internal peak demands in professional basketball players. | Alonso Pérez-Chao E, Ribas C, Gómez MA, Portes R, Jiménez SL, Lorenzo A | 2022 | Medicina dello Sport, 75(1):45-58 | Observational study; elite basketball players, N = 11 | Applied use | HR; Respiration rate; Ventilation |
| Acute physiological response to different recreational team handball game formats in over 60-year-old inactive men | Ivone Carneiro I, Krustrup P, Castagna C, Pereira R, Coelho E, Póvoas S | 2022 | PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275483 | Experimental study; Over 60-years old men, N = 17 | Applied use | HR |
| Change of Direction Performance and its Physical Determinants Among Young Basketball Male Players | Pérez-Ifrán P, Rial M, Brini S, Calleja-González J, Del Rosso S, Boullosa D & Benítez-Flores S | 2022 | Journal of Human Kinetics, 85(1), 3922, 23-34 | Experimental study; young male basketball players, N = 31 | Measurement | HR |
| Effect of Transcranial Pulsed Current Stimulation on Fatigue Delay after Medium-Intensity Training | Wu Q, Fang G, Zhao J & Liu J | 2022 | International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(12), 7042 | Randomized double-blind experiment; track and field athletes in Nantong University, N = 90 | Applied use | HR; HRV |
| Effect of two-weeks of school-based sprint training on physical fitness, risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive function in adolescent girls: A randomized controlled pilot trial | Williams RA, Dring KJ, Morris JG, Sunderland C, Nevill ME & Cooper SB | 2022 | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4 | Randomized control study; adolescent girls, N = 16 | Applied use | HR |
| Burpee Interval Training Is Associated With a More Favorable Affective Valence and Psychological Response Than Traditional High Intensity Exercise | Mayr Ojeda, E, Castro, F A de S, Reich, M, Astorino, T A, & Benítez-Flores, S | 2022 | Perceptual and Motor Skills, 129(3), 767–786. | Experimental study; moderately active young adults, N = 18 | Applied use | HR; HR recovery; HRV |
| A Validation Study of Heart Rate Variability Index in Monitoring Basketball Training Load | Jin N, Tian J, Li Y & Mi J | 2022 | Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 13 | Experimental study; elite male college basketball athletes, N = 10 | Applied use | HR; HRV; TRIMP |
| Low-Intensity Resistance Exercise Combined With Blood Flow Restriction is More Conducive to Regulate Blood Pressure and Autonomic Nervous System in Hypertension Patients—Compared With High-Intensity and Low-Intensity Resistance Exercise | Zhao Y, Zheng Y, Ma X, Qiang L, Lin A & Zhou M | 2022 | Frontiers in Physiology, 13:833809. | Experimental study; hypertension patients, N = 45 | Applied use | HR; HR recovery; HRV |
| Experimental study of transcranial pulsed current stimulation on relieving athlete’s mental fatigue | Shen Y, Liu J, Zhang X, Wu Q & Lou H | 2022 | Frontiers in Psychology 13:957582 | Experimental study; college athletes, N = 60 | Applied use | HR |
| Monitoring Heart Rate Variability and Perceived Well-Being in Brazilian Elite Beach Volleyball Players: A Single-Tournament Pilot Study | Nakamura FY, Torres VBC, da Silva LS, Gantois P, Andrade AD; Ribeiro ALB, Brasileiro-Santos MS & Batista GR | 2022 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36(6):p 1708-1714 | Experimental study; youth and senior beach volley players, N = 17 | Measurement | RR-intervals |
| Effects of a taped filter mask on peak power, perceived breathlessness, heart rate, blood lactate and oxygen saturation during a graded exercise test in young healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial | Ng HL, Trefz J, Schönfelder M & Wackerhage H | 2022 | BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 14, 19 | Experimental study; trained participants, N = 8 | Applied use | HR |
| Physiological, Perceptual, and Performance Responses to the 2-Week Block of High- versus Low-Intensity Endurance Training | Nuuttila OP, Nummela A, Kyröläinen H, Laukkanen J & Häkkinen K | 2022 | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54(5): 851-860 | Experimental study; recreationally endurance-trained runners, N = 30 | Applied use | RR-intervals; HR; HRV |
| Shedding Light on the Effects of Orienteering Exercise on Spatial Memory Performance in College Students of Different Genders: An fNIRS Study | Bao S, Liu J & Liu Y | 2022 | Brain Sciences, 12(7), 852 | Experimental study; college students, N = 48 | Applied use | HR |
| Effects of pre-exercise inhalation on physical fatigue and related prefrontal cortex activation during and after high-intensity exercise | Hong Y, Dong G, Li Q, Wang V, Liu M, Jiang G, Bao D & Zhou J | 2022 | Frontiers in Physiology, 13:988028 | Experimental study; young men, N = 24 | Applied use | HR |
| Situational information and the design of representative learning tasks: What impact does a scoreboard have on expert taekwondo fighters’ behaviour and affective-cognitive responses? | Maloney MA, Renshaw I, Greenwood D & Farrow D | 2022 | Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 61, 102175 | Experimental study; taekwondo fighters, N = 9 | Applied use | HR |
| Effects of Combined Strength and Endurance Training on Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Serum Hormones During a 6-Month Crisis Management Operation | Pihlainen K, Kyröläinen H, Santtila M, Ojanen T, Raitanen J & Häkkinen K | 2022 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(9): 2361–2370 | Experimental study; soldiers, N = 78 | Applied use | HR |
| Effect of cold ambient temperature on heat flux, skin temperature, and thermal sensation at different body parts in elite biathletes | Blokker T, Bucher E, Steiner T & Wehrlin JP | 2022 | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol 4. | Experimental study; Swiss national level biathletes, N = 13 | Applied use | HR |
| Study on the Effect of Different Transcranial Pulse Current Stimulation Intervention Programs for Eliminating Physical Fatigue | Wu Q, Fang G, Zhao J & Liu J | 2022 | Applied Sciences, 12(11), 5609 | Experimental study; healthy college athletes, N = 40 | Applied use | HR; HRV |
| Impact of tapering and proactive recovery on young elite rugby union players’ repeated high intensity effort ability | Vachon A, Berryman N, Mujika I, Paquet JB, Sauvet F & Bosquet L | 2022 | Biology of Sport, 39(3): 735–743 | Intervention study; elite rugby union players, N = 18 | Applied use | HR |
| Does Physical Activity Improve Cognition and Academic Performance in Children? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials | “Ferreira Vorkapic C, Alves H, Ajaujo L, Joaquim Borba-Pinheiro C, Coelho R, Fonseca E, Oliveira A & Dantas EHM “ |
2021 | Neuropsychobiology | Review of scientific literature | Review | |
| Effects of Different Training Interventions on Heart Rate Variability and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: A Systematic Review | Grässler B, Thielmann B, Böckelmann I & Hökelmann A | 2021 | Frontiers in Physiology, 12:657274 | Review of scientific literature | Review | HRV |
| Training-Induced Acute Neuromuscular Responses to Military Specific Test during a Six-Month Military Operation | Pihlainen K, Pesola AJ, Helén J, Häkkinen K, Finni T, Ojanen T, Vaara JP, Santtila M, Raitanen J & Kyröläinen H | 2021 | International Journal of Environtal Research and Public Health, 18 (1), 215 | Longitudinal follow-up design; male soldiers, n = 49 | Applied use | HR |
| Monitoring Training and Recovery during a Period of Increased Intensity or Volume in Recreational Endurance Athletes | Nuuttila O-P, Nummela A, Häkkinen K, Seipäjärvi S & Kyröläinen H | 2021 | International Journal of Environtal Research and Public Health, 18 (5), 2401 | Intervention study; recreational subjects, n = 30 | Applied use | HRV |
| Official matches and training sessions: physiological demands of elite junior badminton players | Sales KCG, Santos MAP, Nakamura F, Silvino V, Sena AFDC, Ribeiro SLG, Rodrigues JFC jr, Cabido CET & Mendes TT | 2021 | Motriz: Revista de Educação Física. 27 | Experimental and observational study; elite junior badminton athletes, n = 12 | Applied use | HR; HR zones |
| Measuring Physical Demands in Basketball: An Explorative Systematic Review of Practices | Russel JL, McLean BD, Impellizzeri FM, Strack DS & Coutts AJ | 2021 | Sports Medicine 51, 81–112 | Review of scientific literature | Validity | |
| Monitoring Individual Sleep and Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability Indices: The Impact of Training and Match Schedule and Load in High-Level Female Soccer Players | Costa JA, Figueiredo P, Nakamura FY, Rebelo A & Brito J | 2021 | Frontiers of Physiology, 12: 678462. | Observational study; female soccer players, n = 34 | Applied use | HR; RR-intervals |
| Effects of high-carbohydrate versus mixed-macronutrient meals on female soccer physiology and performance | Wynne JL, Ehlert AM & Wilson PB | 2021 | “European Journal of Appl. Physiology; 121, 1125-1134″ |
Randomized crossover study; Female soccer players, n = 15 | Measurement | HR |
| Physiological and Psychological Responses to Three Distinct Exercise Training Regimens Performed in an Outdoor Setting: Acute and Delayed Response | Benítez-Flores S, Magallanes CA, Alberton CL & Astorino TA | 2021 | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6 (2): 44 | Randomized crossover design; trained adults, n = 10 | Applied use | HR; HRV |
| Heart Rate Variability and Physical Demands of In-Season Youth Elite Soccer Players | Williams RA, Cooper S, Dring KJ, Hatch L, Morris JG, Sunderland C & Nevill ME | 2021 | “Journal of Sport Sciences, Volume 39, 2021, Issue 10″ |
Randomized controlled trial; adolescents, n = 36 | Measurement | HR |
| Effect of acute football activity and physical fitness on glycaemic and insulinaemic responses in adolescents | Sánchez-Sánchez J, Botella J, Hernández JLF, León M, Paredes-Hernández V, Colino E, Gallardo L & García-Unanue J | 2021 | Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health | Cross-sectional study; Youth soccer players; n = 17 | Applied use | RR-intervals; HRV |
| Heart Rate Variability and Physical Demands of In-Season Youth Elite Soccer Players | Sánchez-Sánchez J, Botella J, Hernández JLF, León M, Paredes-Hernández V, Colino E, Gallardo L & García-Unanue J | 2021 | Internationa Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4) | Cross-sectional study; Youth soccer players; N = 17 | Applied use | RR-intervals; HRV; stress and recovery |
| Comparison of Heart Rate Monitoring Accuracy between Chest Strap and Vest during Physical Training and Implications on Training Decisions | Parak J, Salonen M, Myllymäki T & Korhonen I | 2021 | Sensors, 21(24), 8411 | Experimental study; healthy subjects, N = 25 | Validation | RR-intervals; HR; EPOC, VO2; Energy expenditure; TRIMP |
| Development and Implementation of ‘Just Right’ Physical Behavior in Industrial Work Based on the Goldilocks Work Principle—A Feasibility Study | Lerche AF & Mathiassen SE & Rasmussen CL & Straker L & Søgaard K & Holtermann A | 2021 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4707 | Intervention study; workers from a brewery in Denmark, N = 20 | Applied use | HR |
| The Effects of an Intensive 2-wk Resistance Training Period on Strength Performance and Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability | Kaikkonen P, Hynynen E, Hautala A & Ahtiainen JP | 2020 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15 (10): 1448–1454 | Intervention; Young men, n = 13 | ||
| Effect of football activity and physical fitness on information processing, inhibitory control and working memory in adolescents |
Williams RA, Cooper SB, Dring KJ et al. | 2020 | BMC Public Health 20, 1398 | Cross-over design; Adolescents, n = 36 | Applied use | Fitness level with multi-stage fitness test |
| Test-retest reliability of TRIMP in collegiate ice hockey players |
Ulmer JG, Tomkinson GR, Short S, Short M & Fitzgerald JS | 2019 | Biology of Sport 36(2): 191–194. | Experimental study; Collegiate male ice-hockey players, n=12 | Applied use | HR; TRIMP |
| Effects of Late-Night Training on “Slow-Wave Sleep Episode” and Hour-by-Hour Derived Nocturnal Cardiac Autonomic Activity in Female Soccer Players |
Costa JA, Brito J, Nakamura FY, Oliveira EM & Rebelo AN | 2018 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, ahead of print | Cross-sectional study; Athletes, n = 11 | Applied use | Training Load, RR-intervals |
| Evaluation of occupational physical load during 6-month international crisis management operation |
Pihlainen K, Santtila M, Vasankari T, Häkkinen K & Kyröläinen H | 2018 | International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 31 (2), 185-197. | Experimental study; Soldiers, n=79 | Applied use | HR |
| Effects of HRV-Guided vs. Predetermined Effects of Late-Night Training on “Slow-Wave Sleep Episode” and Hour-by-Hour Derived Nocturnal Cardiac Autonomic Activity in Female Soccer Players |
Costa JA, Brito J, Nakamura FY, Oliveira EM & Rebelo AN | 2018 | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance | Experimental study; Portuguese female football players, n=11 | Applied use | RR-intervals; TRIMP |
| “Behavior of external and internal loads in the preparation of professional soccer players in a competitive microcycle of the Brazilian soccer” |
Pereira J & Lopes M | 2017 | World Conference on Science and Soccer, Rennes, 31.5.- 2.6.2017 | Cross-sectional study; Athletes, n = 21 | Applied use | Training Effect |
| “Physical and Physiological Demands of Recreational Team Handball for Adult Untrained Men” |
Póvoas SCA, Castagna C, Resende C, Coelho EF, Silva P, Santos R, Seabra A, Tamames J, Lopes M, Randers MB & Krustrup P | 2017 | BioMed Research International, Vol. 2017, Article ID 6204603 | Cross-sectional study; Adults, n = 15 | Applied use | RR-intervals |
| “Maximal heart rate differs between laboratory and field conditions among female athletes” |
Coutinho C, Watson A, Brickson S & Sanfilippo J | 2017 | Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 12(2), 386-395. | Experimental study; Athletes, n = 21 | Applied use | RR-intervals |
| Effects of HRV-Guided vs. Predetermined Block Training on Performance, HRV and Serum Hormones |
Nuuttila O-P, Nikander A, Polomoshnov D, Laukkanen JA & Häkkinen K | 2017 | International Journal of Sports Medicine | Intervention study; Adults, n = 24 | Applied use; validity | Stress and recovery; HRV |
| High-intensity endurance training increases nocturnal heart rate variability in sedentary participants |
Nummela A, Hynynen E, Kaikkonen P & Rusko H | 2016 | Biology of sport 33(1): 7-13 | Intervention study; Adults, n = 15 | IApplied use | HRV |
| Predicting and monitoring individual endurance training adaptation and individualizing training prescription: With endurance performance, cardiac autonomic regulation and neuromuscular performance |
Vesterinen V | 2016 | Academic Dissertation. Studies in sport, physical education and health 248, University of Jyväskylä, Finland | Longitudinal, experimental studies; Recretional athletes, n = 68 | Academic dissertation | HRV |
| Validity and Reliability of a Submaximal Intermittent Running Test in Elite Australian Football Players | Veugelers KR, Naughton GA, Duncan CS, Burgess DJ & Graham SR | 2016 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 30(12):p 3347-3353 | Experimental study; elite Australian Rules Football players, N = 25 | Applied use | HR; HR recovery |
| Nocturnal heart rate and heart rate variability based training load monitoring, a case study of an elite junior XC Skier during a Glacier Training Camp | Mikkola J, Hynynen E & Nummela A | 2012 | 2nd international Congress on Science and Nordic Skiing, 28-31 May, Vuokatti, Finland | Case study; Junior athlete, n = 1 | Applied use | Stress and recovery; HRV |
| Heart rate variability in prediction of individual adaptation to endurance training in recreational endurance runners | Vesterinen V, Häkkinen K, Hynynen E, Mikkola J, Hokka L & Nummela A | 2010 | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 23(2): 171-180 | Longitudinal intervention study; Athletes, n = 28 | Applied use | HRV |
| A three year follow-up study of endurance performance and nocturnal HRV of an international level race-walker | Hynynen E & Nummela A | 2010 | EA innovation awards | Case study; Athletes, n = 1 | Applied use | Stress and recovery |
| Physical loading, stress and recovery in a youth soccer tournament | Luhtanen P, Nummela A & Lipponen K | 2007 | VIth congress on science in football | Cohort study; Junior athletes, n = 10 | Applied use | EPOC; Stress and recovery |
| Heart rate and match analysis of Finnish junior football players | Vänttinen T, Blomqvist M, Lehto H & Häkkinen K | 2007 | VIth congress on science in football | Cross-sectional study; Junior athletes, n = 43 | Applied use | EPOC; VO2; Energy expenditure |
| An evaluation of physical loading, recovery and stress in youth soccer | Häyrinen M, Luhtanen P, Juntunen J, Hynynen E, Vänttinen T, Lipponen K & Heliskoski J | 2007 | Science for success II congress | Cross-sectional study; Junior athletes, n = 18 | Applied use | EPOC; Stress and recovery |
| Practical experiences from measuring exercise intensity and recovery state with heart rate monitoring in team sport | Vänttinen t, Nummela A & Rupf R | 2007 | International Symposium Computer Science in Sport | Cohort study; Athletes, n = 24 | Applied use | EPOC; Stress and recovery |
| A reliable and accurate measuring instrument for performance diagnostics and training control | Wünch A, Schurack O & Schmidt W | 2006 | University of Bayreuth, report | Cross-sectional study; Adult, n = 17 | Validity | VO2; Ventilation, Respiration rate, EPOC |
| Suunto t6 – ein zuverlässiges und genaues Messgerät zur Leistungsdiagnostik und Trainingssteuerung? Untersuchung zur Validität und Realibilität anhand von Labortests auf dem Fahrradergometer und Feldtests | Wünch A & Schurack O | 2006 | University of Bayreuth, report | Cross-sectional study; Adult, n = 17 | Validity | VO2; Ventilation, Respiration rate, EPOC |
| Examination of Suunto t6 regarding Validity and Reliability | Wünch A, Schurack O & Romann M | 2005 | University of Bayreuth, report | Cross-sectional study; Adult, n = 17 | Validity | VO2; Ventilation, Respiration rate, EPOC |
| Influence of increased duration or intensity on training load as evaluated by EPOC and TRIMPS | Rusko H | 2004 | ACSM congress | Cross-sectional study; Adult, n = 8 | Validity | EPOC |
| Pre-prediction of EPOC: A tool for monitoring fatigue accumulation during exercise? | Rusko H, Pulkkinen A, Saalasti S, Hynynen E & Kettunen J | 2003 | ACSM congress | Meta-analysis of 48 peer-reviewed articles; Adult, n = 32 in validation dataset | Validity | EPOC |