04/26/2023
⚖️ Rate of Perceived Exertion Scale ⚖️
You hear us talk about it on the floor at Boot Camp and Small Group Personal Training, but do you know what it means 🤔
The rate of perceived exertion (RPE) scale is a technique used to express how hard someone feels they are working during exercise.
We ask you to rate how hard you feel you are working considering your breathing rate, heart rate, increased sweating, and muscle fatigue.
The RPE scale can be used to measure the intensity of a wide variety of activities, such as: cardio training, weightlifting, strength training and other activities like running.
Below is the Rate of Perceived Exertion Scale ⚖️
1 = 10% Effort
5 = 50% Effort - moderate effort
7-8 = 70-80% - high, vigorous, very hard
9 = 1 More Rep in the Tank - max effort
10 = 100% Effort to Mechanical Failure or a Breakdown in Technique
11 = Forced Reps with Good Technique
You can level up your workout game by working towards the RPE levels that a coach is looking for you to work at.
There are times for moderate effort and times for really hard.
This is an excellent tool to use on strength days!!
From there you can determine whether the intensity of your activity needs to be increased, decreased, or maintained based on your goals💪
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