Review of CardioPulmonary Exercise Tests on Athletes using Sensor Technologies

The Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is an advanced assessment method which combines the power of sensors with the human body response to physical activity. This test uses a range of sensors to provide a complete evaluation of an athlete's cardiovascular and breathing systems enabling them to determine their physical fitness, endurance, and performance capacity.CPET is an important instrument for optimizing performance and assessment of underlying pathology in a population of athletes. For determining the normal CPET result for an athletic individual it is appropriate to take account of the effects of regular, vigorous exercise on exercising physiology. This provides breath-by-breath gas exchange measures of 3 variables: O
2
uptake (VO
2
), carbon dioxide output (VCO
2
), and ventilation (VE). Analysis of CPET on athletes from various fields and situations are considered. The results of the tests conducted by different methodologies are studied.