Mean
rating of perceived exertion and affect during the 60-60 s and the 30-30 s LV-HIIT protocols.
Abbreviations: ANOVA = analysis of variance, [BLa.sup.-] = blood lactate concentration, CVD = cardiovascular disease, FES = functional electrical stimulation, HC = handcycling, HPA = hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, HR = heart rate, HYB = hybrid exercise, IL = interleukin, IL-1ra = interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, PO = power output, [PO.sub.peak] = peak aerobic power, post+1 = 1 h postexercise, post+2 = 2 h postexercise, RER = respiratory exchange ratio, RPE =
rating of perceived exertion, [RPE.sub.c] = central RPE, [RPE.sub.o] = overall RPE, [RPE.sub.p] = peripheral RPE, SCI = spinal cord injury, SNS = sympathetic nervous system, TNF = tumor necrosis factor, [VO.sub.2] = oxygen uptake, [VO.sub.2peak] = peak oxygen uptake.
In addition, heart rate, core body temperature, oxygen uptake and
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) were not significantly different throughout the exercise bout during the caffeine trial compared to placebo.
Effort perception was assessed using the 15-point (6-20)
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale (Borg, 1998).
Exercise intensity was self-selected (3-4 on a 10-point
Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale).
As already mentioned, don't go by heart rate, as this guideline is outdated; go by perceived exertion, according to the following, known as the Borg
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE).
Then give it a number, from 6 for "no exertion," to 20 equaling "maximal effort," based on the Borg
Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale.
Ten healthy and moderately trained women (mean [+ or -] SD: age 27 [+ or -] 3.4 years, height 167.8 [+ or -] 4.6 cm, body mass 55.7 [+ or -] 4.7 kg, body mass index 19.8 [+ or -] 1.6, V[O.sub.2]max 44.4 [+ or -] 6.1 mL x [kg.sup.-1] x [min.sup.-1]) performed an incremental treadmill test to determine V[O.sub.2]peak, V[O.sub.2]-heart rate (HR), and
rating of perceived exertion (RPE)-HR relationships.
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and pain were measured with Borg's CR-10 scale (Borg, 1998).
During each work bout, oxygen consumption, heart rate, rectal temperature and
rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were continuously monitored.
Active rest is defined as slow, continuous movement (
rating of perceived exertion 1 of 10 on the Borg scale) using the same muscle groups involved in the preceding aerobic activity.