Perceived Exertion, Heart Rate, and other Non-Invasive Methods for Exercise Testing and Intensity Control

Eston, Roger G.; Parfitt, Gaynor

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“…Perception of effort is widely used in the field of exercise sciences to prescribe exercise (Borg, 1998;Eston & Parfitt, 2018). As an example, the intensity of perception of effort has been used to prescribe locomotor exercise such as running or cycling (e.g., Christian et al, 2014;Hobbins et al, 2019), and resistance exercise involving the upper and lower limb (e.g., Gearhart et al, 2009;Helms et al, 2017;Zourdos et al, 2016).…”

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“…To further confirm the possibility to use the perception of effort to prescribe exercise, we also monitored several physiological responses to the task performed: muscle activation, heart rate and respiratory frequencies. These physiological responses are known to rise when the intensity of a task is increased during locomotor exercise as well as resistance exercise (de Morree & Marcora, 2010Eston & Parfitt, 2018); we therefore hypothesized that the physiological responses would rise with the increased perceived effort intensity. As expected, all physiological parameters rose with the increased exercise intensity, confirming an increase in physical resources involved in the upper-limb motor tasks performed when the prescribed perceived effort intensity increased.…”

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“…According to the motivation intensity theory (Brehm & Self, 1989;Richter et al, 2016), one maintains performance by increasing effort when task difficulty increases, and one lets performance decrease when no longer able or willing to invest additional effort. Perception of effort is widely investigated during global locomotor tasks, such as walking or cycling, in both healthy and symptomatic populations (Au et al, 2017;Décombe et al, 2020;Flairty & Scheadler, 2020;Horstman et al, 1979;Zinoubi et al, 2018) to prescribe and monitor exercise (Azevedo et al, 2016;Eston & Parfitt, 2018;Impellizzeri et al, 2004). Perception of effort is also investigated during isolated motor tasks involving the upper or lower limb, in strength training program (Miller et al, 2009;Zourdos et al, 2016), in studies aiming at better understanding the regulation of endurance performance (Maikala & Bhambhani, 2006;Pageaux et al, 2013) or the mechanisms associated with the development of muscle fatigue during repetitive tasks Jacquet et al, 2021;Otto et al, 2019;Yang et al, 2019).…”

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Perception of effort and the allocation of physical resources: a generalization to upper-limb motor tasks

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Féral-Basin³

et al. 2021

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PURPOSE: The perception of effort (PE) is widely used to prescribe and monitor exercise during locomotor and resistance tasks. The present study examines the validity of PE to prescribe and monitor exercise during upper-limb motor tasks under various loads and speed requirements.METHODS: Forty participants volunteered in two experiments. In experiment 1, we used four PE intensities to prescribe exercise on a modified version of the box and block test (BBT) and a pointing task. We investigated the possibility of monitoring the exercise intensity by tracking changes in PE rating in response to three different tempos or additional weights. Experiment 2 replicated the possibility of prescribing the exercise with the PE intensity during the BBT and explored the impact of additional weights on performance and PE during the standardized version of the BBT. Muscle activation, heart rate and respiratory frequencies were recorded.RESULTS: In experiment 1, increasing the PE intensity to prescribe exercise induced an increased performance between each intensity. Increasing task difficulty with faster movement tempo and adding weight on the forearm increased the rating of PE. Experiment 2 replicated the possibility to use PE intensity for exercise prescription during the BBT. When completing the BBT with an additional weight on the forearm, participants maintained performance at the cost of a higher PE. In both experiments, changes in PE are associated with changes in muscle activation. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that PE is a valid tool to prescribe and monitor exercise during upper-limb motor tasks.

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“…There are several methods that can be used to regulate physical activity intensity for the purpose of exercise prescription. Traditional methods generally include heart rate measures at intensities that correlate to a percentage of maximal heart rate, maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ), and heart rate or VO 2 reserve ( 15 ). However, there is growing evidence that exercise-related affect, as measured by tools such as the Feeling Scale developed by Hardy and Rejeski ( 16 ), may provide a valid method of regulating activity intensity ( 17 , 18 ).…”

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“…Furthermore, another review by Williams ( 34 ) posed a strong case for long-term health benefits of self-paced exercise through greater adherence compared to prescribed moderate intensity exercise. Overall, there is now a strong case supporting the use of alternative methods of regulating exercise intensity, such as affect, RPE, and self-pacing, for the support of behaviour and motivational processes ( 15 ).…”

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Development of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Aged Care Workers: Protocol for the Activity for Well-being Program

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Despite the well-established benefits of regular participation in physical activity, many Australians still fail to maintain sufficient levels. More self-determined types of motivation and more positive affect during activity have been found to be associated with the maintenance of physical activity behaviour over time. Need-supportive approaches to physical activity behaviour change have previously been shown to improve quality of motivation and psychological well-being. This paper outlines the development of a need-supportive, person-centred physical activity program for frontline aged-care workers. The program emphasises the use of self-determined methods of regulating activity intensity (affect, rating of perceived exertion and self-pacing) and is aimed at increasing physical activity behaviour and psychological well-being. The development process was undertaken in six steps using guidance from the Intervention Mapping framework: (i) an in-depth needs assessment (including qualitative interviews where information was gathered from members of the target population); (ii) formation of change objectives; (iii) selecting theory-informed and evidence-based intervention methods and planning their practical application; (iv) producing program components and materials; (v) planning program adoption and implementation, and (vi) planning for evaluation. The program is based in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and provides tools and elements to support autonomy (the use of a collaboratively developed activity plan and participant choice in activity types), competence (action/coping planning, goal-setting and pedometers), and relatedness (the use of a motivational interviewing-inspired appointment and ongoing support in activity).

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Ratings of perceived exertion from a submaximal 20-m shuttle run test predict peak oxygen uptake in children and the test feels better

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Purpose To determine the validity and test–retest reliability of using ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) elicited during a submaximal 20-m Shuttle Run Test (20mSRT) to predict VO2peak in children and investigate acute affective responses. Methods Twenty-five children (14 boys; age, 12.8 ± 0.7 years; height, 162.0 ± 9.3 cm; mass, 49.9 ± 7.7 kg) completed four exercise tests (GXT, 2 submaximal 20mSRT, maximal 20mSRT). The Eston–Parfitt RPE scale was used, and affect was measured with the Feeling Scale. Submaximal 20mSRT were terminated upon participants reporting RPE7. The speed-RPE relationship from the submaximal 20mSRTs was extrapolated to RPE9 and 10 to predict peak speed and then used to estimate VO2peak. Results Repeated measures ANOVA to examine the validity of using submaximal RPE to predict VO2peak resulted in a Gender main effect (boys = 46.7 ± 5.1 mL kg−1 min−1; girls = 42.0 ± 5.1 mL kg−1 min−1) and Method main effect (p < 0.01). There were significant differences between measured and estimated VO2peak from the maximal 20mSRT, but not between measured and estimated VO2peak at RPE9 and RPE10. Intraclass correlation analysis revealed excellent reliability (~ 0.9) between the two submaximal 20mSRTs. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in end-test affect were reported between submaximal and maximal trials in girls, but not in boys, with girls feeling less negative at the end of the submaximal trials. Conclusions The results of this study provide evidence that RPE reported during a submaximal 20mSRT can be used to predict VO2peak accurately and reliably. In this study, the submaximal 20mSRT ending at RPE7, provided better predictions of VO2peak while minimising aversive end-point affect, especially in girls.

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Perceived Exertion, Heart Rate, and other Non-Invasive Methods for Exercise Testing and Intensity Control

Cited by 13 publications

References 115 publications

Perception of effort and the allocation of physical resources: a generalization to upper-limb motor tasks

Perception of effort and the allocation of physical resources: a generalization to upper-limb motor tasks

Development of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Aged Care Workers: Protocol for the Activity for Well-being Program

Ratings of perceived exertion from a submaximal 20-m shuttle run test predict peak oxygen uptake in children and the test feels better

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