Rating of Perceived Exertion?

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Christian Thibaudeau wrote:

<Perceived difficulty: The subjective perception of the difficulty

of the set on a scale of 1-10, 10 being almost impossible to finish

and ...>

I would prefer using the so called Borg scale which is a scientific

valid and reliable scale. (Validity and reliability over 0.90!!,1.00

is max)

The Borg scale is a scale ranging from 6 to 20, with 6 being equal to

no problem at all and 20 very very hard.

Stefan IJmker

Student, Human Movement Science

University of Groningen

[The 6-20 scale was Borg's original scale based upon the observation that most

exercise heart rates fall between 60 and 200 beats per minute. Later, he

modified it to the 1-10 RPE scale which he found to be just as acceptable.

However, its validity in certain cases is not always near 0.9 - Mel Siff]