The validity of ratings of perceived exertion for cross-modal regulation of swimming intensity

摘要

Background. This study examined the use of Borg's category Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPF) scale for prescribing and Self-regulating swimming intensity. Subjects were males and Females (m=19) ages nineteen to fifty-eight who regularly swam For fitness. Experimental designs. Subjects completed six trials. Each trial was Separated by a minimum of forty-eight hours. Mean cycle ergom- Etry heart rates at estimated RPE-overall 12 and 16 were com- Pared to mean swimming heart rates at produced RPE-overall 12 and 16.