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Rating of Perceived Exertion - RPE
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Generally, if you can't talk during exercise, you're training too
hard. However, a more accurate method of measuring exercise intensity
is the Rating of Perceived Exertion. To put it simply, imagine a
scale of 6 to 20 and try to determine where your intensity level
is on that scale. That number will be very close to your heart rate.
To simplify further, you can narrow the scale down when exercising
to a scale of 10 to 18. This would correspond to a heart rate of
100 to 180. It is beneficial to become familiar with this method
so that you are always aware of your heart rate when exercising.
This allows you to constantly monitor your heart rate and adjust
the intensity of your exercise to remain within the target zone.
This method should not replace direct heart rate measurement due
to inherent inaccuracy but serve as an adjunct to it.
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