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Article: Central, local, and overall ratings of perceived exertion during cycling and running by women with an external or internal locus of control.
- Article from:
- The Journal of General Psychology
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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The concept of perceived exertion has played a decisive role in understanding the subjective sensation of the amount of physical work performed. Consequently, a vast amount of research has been conducted to find out what influences the experience of strain and effort perceived by the individual during such performance (Borg & Ottoson, 1986; Carton & Rhodes, 1985; Mihevic, 1981; Pandolf, 1983; Watt & Grove, 1993). Thus far, the method used most frequently to quantify perceived exertion has been the 15-point Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale by Borg (1970, 1985). The RPE scale ranges from 6 to 20, which is approximately analogous to a heart rate (HR) range of 60 to 200 ...