Why the study?
Does the Polar Vantage XL heart rate monitor validly measure heart rate compared to ECG during physical and mental stress in students?
Population
30 students participating in a 1-hour laboratory session
Comparison
Polar Vantage XL heart rate monitor vs Electrocardiography (ECG)
Design
Other
Follow-up
1-hour laboratory session
Authors
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Supports Polar Vantage XL for HR monitoring in student lab stress tasks; leaves open validation in clinical or ambulatory settings.
Does the Polar Vantage XL heart rate monitor validly measure heart rate compared to ECG during physical and mental stress in students?
The Polar Vantage XL heart rate monitor provides a valid and inexpensive method for continuously measuring heart rate during stationary laboratory tasks.
Goodie et al. (2000) studied this question.
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