Influence of aerobic fitness on ratings of perceived exertion during light to moderate exercise. Academic Article

abstract

• Based on scores from a maximal exercise test on a bicycle ergometer, 24 college-age women were classified into three aerobic-fitness groups. Each subject then completed two randomly ordered cycle exercise bouts at 1-wk. intervals. The exercise bouts required the subjects to pedal for 24 min. attaining and then maintaining a target heart rate of either 30% or 60% of heart-rate reserve. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were reported at the end of each third minute of the exercise period. Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated the RPE was significantly related to the exercise workload and duration of exercise. No main effect was found for fitness. Two-way interactions were detected for fitness x duration of exercise and for workload x duration of exercise.

authors

• Crouse, Stephen

published proceedings

• Percept Mot Skills

author list (cited authors)

• Felts, W. M., Crouse, S., & Brunetz, M.

citation count

• 17

complete list of authors

• Felts, WM||Crouse, S||Brunetz, M

publication date

• October 1988

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS  Journal

keywords

• Exercise
• Female
• Heart Rate
• Humans
• Physical Exertion
• Physical Fitness
• Time Factors

PubMed Central ID

• 3217222

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2466/pms.1988.67.2.671

start page

• 671

end page

• 676

volume

• 67

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1988.67.2.671