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 ...

We all know how important exercise is to our overall health. While putting in the time to exercise is important, you also need to monitor how hard you’re working. One way to track your effort is with ...

Achieving the ideal training intensity can be challenging. If you're breezing through all your sets, you might not be ...

If you’ve ever thought to yourself during a workout, wow this is super challenging, a 10 out of 10 for sure, you’ve actually been using RPE (rate of perceived exertion) to measure your exercise ...

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 ...

Okay, so you’ve gotten a few weeks of strength training under your belt and you’ve documented your one-rep-max for those big barbell lifts. To progress toward the next PR, you’ll typically lift a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...