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OBJECTIVES Obese people have lower cardiorespiratory fitness and lower maximum oxygen intake during exercise than the healthy population; however, no research has examined the differences between the healthy and obese groups in the recovery period immediately after maximum capacity exercise. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the differences in maximal oxygen consumption, respiratory quotient, ventilatory threshold, heart rate, and energy expenditure according to recovery time for 30 min immediately after measuring maximum capacity exercise based on body mass index (BMI), and to determine the difference in recovery ability between healthy and obese groups. METHODS This study included 24 male college students from K University in Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea, in April 2024. Participants with a body mass index less than 25 kg/m2 were classified into the healthy group (n=14), and those with a body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or higher were classified into the obese group (n=10). After the graded exercise test (maximum capacity exercise), maximal oxygen consumption, respiratory quotient, ventilatory threshold, heart rate, and energy expenditure were measured in real time for a total of 30 minutes in 5-minute increments, including the VO2 max reach time (recovery 0 min). An independent t-test was performed to determine the differences between groups, and the significance level was set at p0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the respiratory quotient, ventilatory threshold, or energy consumption between the healthy and obese groups at any time point (p>0.05). Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference in heart rate between the healthy and obese groups at any time point (p>0.05), except for a significant difference (p

OBJECTIVES In the modern era, there is heightened interest in understanding energy expenditure during exercise. Consequently, wearable devices such as the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch have emerged as pivotal tools for daily health monitoring, given their convenience and increasing popularity. This study aimed to compare the calculated energy expenditure derived from the graded exercise test with readings from Galaxy and Apple Watches during a 30-min exercise session among Korean university students. Through this, we anticipate offering both motivation and clear insights into energy expenditure, thereby potentially aiding in weight management strategies for contemporary individuals. METHODS This study involved 27 college students from Korea National University of Transportation in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. We utilized COSMED's exercise load respiratory gas analysis system (Quark-CPET, COSMED, Rome, Italy), along with the Galaxy Watch (Galaxy Watch 5, Samsung, Seoul, Korea) and the Apple Watch (Apple watch series 5, Apple, Cupertino, USA) for measurements. Energy expenditure was monitored in real-time every 5 min throughout the 30-min exercise session. For statistical evaluations, we employed a one-way analysis of variance. Subsequent post-tests utilized the Tukey post-hoc test and Pearson correlation, with a significance level set at p0.05). Conversely, a notable difference was observed when comparing energy expenditure data from the graded exercise test to that of the Apple Watch for time intervals of 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 min (p>0.05), although the 5-min interval did not exhibit a significant difference (p>0.05). Furthermore, a robust positive correlation was evident between the energy expenditure values derived from the graded exercise test and those from both the Galaxy Watch (r=0.952, p