Rating of Perceived Exertion during Prolonged Exercise

The present study was undertaken to examine the correspondence of Onodera and Miyashita's Japanese RPE to heart rate and %Vo2max during exhaustive exercise with stepwise increasing load and various submaximal exercises on bicycle ergometer. In this study, 10 healthy male and 7 female students were used as subjects. Results obtained were as follows: 1) There was significant correlationship between RPE and heart rate during exhaustive exercise both in male (r＝0.899, P＜0.01) and female subjects (r＝0.871, P＜0.01). 2) There was significant correlationship between RPE and %Vo2max during exhaustive exercise both in male (r＝0.943, P＜0. 01) and female subjects (r＝0.895, P＜0.01). 3) There was significant correlationship between RPE and heart rate (r＝0.782, P＜0.01) during submaximal exercise. 4) There was significant correlationship between RPE and %Vo2max (r＝0.830, P＜0.01) during submaximal exercise