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A protocol was designed to incorporate sitting, standing, walking, running and cycling. The datasets collected from these activities were processed to elaborate sport physiological effects. t-test, Bland-Altman Agreement (BAA), and correlation to evaluate the performance of the OEPS were used against  Polar and Mio-Alpha HR monitors. No differences in the HR were found between OEPS, and either Polar or Mio-Alpha (both p &gt; 0.05); a strong correlation was found between Polar and OEPS (r: 0.96, p &lt; 0.001); the bias of BAA 0.85 bpm, the standard deviation (SD) 9.20 bpm, and the limits of agreement (LOA) from \u221217.18 bpm to +18.88 bpm.  For the Mio-Alpha and OEPS, a strong correlation was found (r: 0.96, p &lt; 0.001);  the bias of BAA 1.63 bpm, SD 8.62 bpm, LOA from \u221215.27 bpm to +18.58 bpm. 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