A preliminary study on autonomic nervous system assessment during aerobic exercise using TEMPV

The purpose of this study is to monitor the autonomic nervous system with average skin temperature and its variability, of which both are compared with heart rate variability. Six healthy male college students participated in a test which is composed of rest for 5 min., exercise for 20 min. and recovery for 10 min. to measure their ECG and skin temperature with BIOPACK. The test found similarity between HRV's total power and peak amplitude of skin temperature variability towards physical stress. Furthermore, the constant fall of mean temperature during exercise and recovery capacity during recovery stage also proved that subjects differ in their autonomic nervous system activities to maintain homeostasis.