Pedelecs (e-bikes with electrical support up to 25 km·h⁻¹) are important in active transportation. Yet, little is known about physiological responses during their everyday use. We compared daily pedelec (P) and bicycle (B) use to determine if pedelecs are a suitable tool to enhance physical activity. In 101 employees, cycling duration and intensity, heart rate (HR) during P and B were recorded via a smartphone app. Each recording period was a randomized crossover design and lasted two weeks. The ride quantity was higher in P compared to B (5.3 ± 4.3 vs. 3.2 ± 4.0 rides·wk⁻¹; p < 0.001) resulting in a higher total cycling time per week for P (174 ± 146 min·wk⁻¹) compared to B (99 ± 109 min·wk⁻¹; p < 0.001). The mean HR during P was lower than B (109 ± 14 vs. 118 ± 17 bpm; p < 0.001). The perceived exertion was lower in P (11.7 ± 1.8 vs. 12.8 ± 2.1 in B; p < 0.001). The weekly energy expenditure was higher during P than B (717 ± 652 vs. 486 ± 557 metabolic equivalents of the task [MET]·min·wk⁻¹; p < 0.01). Due to a sufficient HR increase in P, pedelecs offer a more active form of transportation to enhance physical activity.

中文翻译：

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每天使用Pedelec及其对满足体育锻炼准则的影响。

Pedelecs（电动自行车，电动支持高达25 km·h ^-1）在主动运输中很重要。然而，人们对它们在日常使用中的生理反应知之甚少。我们比较了电动自行车（P）和自行车（B）的日常使用情况，以确定电动自行车是否是增强身体活动的合适工具。通过智能手机应用程序记录了101名员工的P和B期间的骑行时间和强度，心率（HR）。每个记录期均为随机交叉设计，持续两周。与B相比，P的骑行次数更高（5.3±4.3 vs 3.2±4.0骑行·wk ^-1；p <0.001），导致P每周的总骑车时间更长（174±146 min·wk ^-1）与B相比（99±109 min·wk ^-1 ;p <0.001）。P期间的平均HR低于B（109±14 vs. 118±17 bpm; p <0.001）。在P中感觉到的劳累较低（B中为11.7±1.8，而B中为12.8±2.1；p <0.001）。在P期间，每周的能量消耗高于B（717±652对486±557代谢当量[MET]·min·wk ^-1；p <0.01）。由于P中的HR充分增加，因此，踏板车提供了更活跃的运输方式来增强体力活动。