Fitness progress is all about intensity. You'll only get faster if you practice running faster, and you'll only get stronger if you keep adding more weight. It's the basic rule of progressive overload ...

Correspondence to Paul D Thompson, MD, Director of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, USA; pthomps{at}harthosp.org Vigorous physical activity increases the risk of ...

Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) is a way to measure the level of exertion a person feels during physical activity. RPE is a useful tool that helps people manage the intensity of their physical ...

Since there is no one-size-fits-all approach to exercise, it helps to have a personalized rating system that allows you to keep track of your own workout. After all, a casual jog for one person might ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the test-retest reliability (repeatability) of Borg's 6-20 rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale using a more appropriate statistical technique than has been employed in ...

The current recommendations from the US Department of Health and Human Services say adults should aim to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate physical activity, 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous physical ...

Introduction: In epidemiological studies information on physical activity is often obtained by self-report questionnaires, assessing the type of activities performed, the absolute metabolic demand ...

Cyclists have more training data at their fingertips than ever, as well as an ever-complex web of information on how to use that data, but could Rating of Perceived Exertion be the gadget-free metric ...

Imagine this scenario: You are running one of your favorite trails, enjoying great weather and blue skies. A favorite high-energy song comes on and you find yourself ignoring the numbers on your watch ...

RPE, a.k.a. your Rate of Perceived Exertion, may not be a metric you've used to track your workouts thus far, but experts say it may well be more useful than using a fitness watch. In short, the RPE ...

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A global study into causes of stroke has found that one in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour leading up to it. One in 20 patients had engaged in heavy physical ...