Test-retest reliability of a 30-min fixed perceived effort cycling exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Using exercise protocols at a fixed rating of perceived effort (RPE) is a useful method for exploring the psychophysical influences on exercise performance. However, studies that have employed this protocol have arbitrarily selected RPE values without considering how these values correspond to exercise intensity thresholds and domains. Therefore, aligning RPE intensities with established physiological thresholds seems more appropriate, although the reliability of this method has not been assessed.

Methods

Eight recreationally active cyclists completed two identical ramped incremental trials on a cycle ergometer to identify gas exchange threshold (GET). A linear regression model plotted RPE responses during this test alongside gas parameters to establish an RPE corres

SUBMITTER: O'Malley CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030391 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature