• Can HRV Biofeedback Improve Short-Term Effort Recovery? Implications for Intermittent Load Sports 

      Perez-Gaido, Mauro; Lalanza, Jaume F; Parrado, Eva; Capdevila, Lluis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-05)
      As intensity and physical demands continue to rise in sport competition, faster and better recovery becomes essential. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of HRV biofeedback (HRVB) while recovering from a submaximal aerobic exercise. Ten physically-active graduate students participated in the study, which was conducted in four sessions: exercise with free-breathing recovery, first ...
    • mHealth technology for ecological momentary assessment in physical activity research: a systematic review 

      Zapata-Lamana, Rafael; Lalanza, Jaume F; Losilla, Josep-Maria; Parrado, Eva; Capdevila, Lluis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-26)
      <p><i>Objective - </i>To systematically review the publications on ecological momentary assessment (EMA) relating to physical activity (PA) behavior in order to classify the methodologies, and to identify the main mHealth technology-based tools and procedures that have been applied during the first 10 years since the emergence of smartphones. As a result of this review, we want to ask if there is ...
    • Resonance frequency is not always stable over time and could be related to the inter‑beat interval 

      Capdevila, Lluis; Parrado, Eva; Ramos-Castro, Juan; Zapata-Lamana, Rafael; Lalanza, Jaume F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-16)
      Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback (HRVB) is based on breathing at an optimal rate (or resonance frequency, RF) corresponding to the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). Our aim is to check whether the RF is a stable factor and analyse the HRV parameters individually per each breathing rate, comparing it with free slow breathing. A sample of 21 participants were trained in a test–retest HRVB ...