ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2013
The perceptually regulated exercise test is sensitive to increases in maximal oxygen uptake.
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- Submaximal, Perceptually Regulated Exercise Testing Predicts Maximal Oxygen Uptake: A Meta-Analysis Study.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
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- Effect of β-blockade on measures and reproducibility of heart rate, oxygen uptake and work rate across repeated bouts of short-duration, RPE-regulated exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
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- The Predictability of Peak Oxygen Consumption Using Submaximal Ratings of Perceived Exertion in Adolescents.International journal of exercise science · 2018Article
- Prediction of peak oxygen uptake in children using submaximal ratings of perceived exertion during treadmill exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Article
- Can previously sedentary females use the feeling scale to regulate exercise intensity in a gym environment? an observational study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Ramp-incremented and RPE-clamped test protocols elicit similar VO2max values in trained cyclists.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Article
- Prediction of maximal or peak oxygen uptake from ratings of perceived exertion.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Review
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity of a perceptually regulated exercise test (PRET) to predict maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max) following an aerobic exercise-training programme. Sedentary volunteers were assigned to either a training (TG n = 16) or control (CG n = 10) group. The TG performed 30 min of treadmill exercise, regulated at 13 on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale, 3× per week for 8 weeks. All participants completed a 12-min PRET to predict VO₂max followed by a graded exercise test (GXT) to measure VO₂max before and after training. The PRET required participants to control the speed and incline on the treadmill to correspond to RPE intensities of 9, 11, 13 and 15. Predictive accuracy of extrapolation end-points RPE19 and RPE20 from a submaximal RPE range of 9-15 was compared. Measured VO₂max increased by 17 % (p < 0.05) from baseline to post-intervention in TG. This was reflected by a similar change in [VO₂max predicted from PRET when extrapolated to RPE 19 (baseline VO₂max: 31.3 ± 5.5, 30.3 ± 9.5 mL kg(-1) min(-1); post-intervention VO₂max: 36.7 ± 6.4, 37.4 ± 7.9 mL kg(-1) min(-1), for measured and predicted values, respectively). There was no change in CG (measured vs. predicted VO₂max: 39.3 ± 6.5; 40.3 ± 8.2 and 39.2 ± 7.0; 37.7 ± 6.0 mL kg(-1) min(-1)) at baseline and post-intervention, respectively. The results confirm that PRET is sensitive to increases in VO₂max following aerobic training.
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