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Exercise of the Month - August 2008:
“Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)”

Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is a term that defines how hard you feel you are working during exercise. It is a scale that was developed by a man named Borg in 1970 with a ranking of 6-20. Dr Borg is an Emeritus Professor at Stockholm University. The scale is often used in exercise settings (i.e. group exercise classes and during various cardiovascular exercise sessions) to determine how challenging an exercise feels overall. Practitioners generally agree that one’s RPE should be between 12 to 14 on the Borg Scale. This suggests that the physical activity is being performed at a moderate level of intensity. Here is what the RPE scale looks like:

RPE scale

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