Shiny apps

Some fun apps build by me.

VO2max

VO2Max app

vo2max allows to calculate VO2max based on a simple running experiment without having to actually going full max exhaustion, which is especially viable when working with young athletes. Basically, the athlete runs three-minute intervals on a treadmill with constant speed, starting very low. At the end of each interval, the trainer notes the heart frequency (HF) and the speed is increased. Due to the fact that VO2max more or less is linearly related to heart frequency and running speed, the VO2max can be determined quite accurately with 5-6 data points without having to reach max HF (although the max HF must be known and entered in the app).

Squash match simulator

Squash app

squash-sim simulates Squash matches based on simple Bernoulli probabilities. The motivation was to develop an intuition about how much luck is involved in the game. For example, if both players are equal in strength, it is not rare that a player wins 3-0.