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The '''Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale''' or '''RPE scale''' is a self-report tool to measure the intensity of physical work needed to do a particular activity.<ref name="healthlink">{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/physical-activity/borg-rating-perceived-exertion-scale|title=Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale|date=2016-11-29|website=HealthLink BC|language=en|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/measuring/exertion.htm|title=Perceived Exertion (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale) {{!}} Physical Activity|last=|first=|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=2020-09-17|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> The RPE scale was developed by Gunnar Borg, a Swedish researcher, in 1982, and measures on the scale have been found to be correlated with heart rate.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Borg|first=Gunnar A. V.|author-link=|date=1982|title=Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion|url=https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/1982/05000/Psychophysical_bases_of_perceived_exertion.12.aspx|journal=Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|language=en-US|volume=14|issue=5|pages=377–381|doi=|issn=0195-9131|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Williams|first=Nerys|date=2017-07-01|title=The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx063|journal=Occupational Medicine|volume=67|issue=5|pages=404–405|doi=10.1093/occmed/kqx063|issn=0962-7480}}</ref>  
The '''Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale''' or '''RPE scale''' is a self-report tool to measure the intensity of physical work needed to do a particular activity.<ref name="healthlink">{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/physical-activity/borg-rating-perceived-exertion-scale|title=Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale|date=2016-11-29|website=HealthLink BC|language=en|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/measuring/exertion.htm|title=Perceived Exertion (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale) {{!}} Physical Activity|last=|first=|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=2020-09-17|website=[[Centers for Disease Control]]|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref> The RPE scale was developed by Gunnar Borg, a Swedish researcher, in 1982, and measures on the scale have been found to be correlated with heart rate.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Borg|first=Gunnar A. V.|author-link=|date=1982|title=Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion|url=https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/1982/05000/Psychophysical_bases_of_perceived_exertion.12.aspx|journal=Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|language=en-US|volume=14|issue=5|pages=377–381|doi=|issn=0195-9131|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Williams|first=Nerys|date=2017-07-01|title=The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx063|journal=Occupational Medicine|volume=67|issue=5|pages=404–405|doi=10.1093/occmed/kqx063|issn=0962-7480}}</ref>  


==Borg CR-10==
===Borg CR-10===
{{See also|Borg CR-10}}
{{See also|Borg CR-10}}Borg also developed the Borg CR-10 scale, which rates perceived from exercise intensity from 0 (no exertion) to 10 (maximum).<ref name="CR10">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l_zQwAEACAAJ|title=Human Kinetics|last=Borg|first=Gunnar A.V.|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=1998|website=|publisher=Champaign|location=IL|page=104|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-08-30|chapter=Borg’s Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales}}</ref>
Borg also developed the Borg CR-10 scale, which rates perceived from exercise intensity from 0 (no exertion) to 10 (maximum).<ref name="CR10">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l_zQwAEACAAJ|title=Human Kinetics|last=Borg|first=Gunnar A.V.|authorlink=|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=1998|website=|publisher=Champaign|location=IL|page=104|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-08-30|chapter=Borg’s Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales}}</ref>
 
==Theory==
==Theory==
The scale scores perceived effort from 6 (no effort at all) to 20 (absolute maximum, exhaustion). Fitter people feel like they are putting in less effort than less fit or deconditioned people who are doing the same activity.<ref name="healthlink" />
The scale scores perceived effort from 6 (no effort at all) to 20 (absolute maximum, exhaustion). Fitter people feel like they are putting in less effort than less fit or deconditioned people who are doing the same activity.<ref name="healthlink" />


==Evidence==
==Evidence==
The [[World Health Organization]] has suggested using the RPE scale to assess effort when covering from [[COVID-19]].
The RPE scale has a high correlation with heart rate, and is particularly used in sports science.<ref name=":0" />


==Cost and availability==
==Cost and availability==

Revision as of 12:08, August 30, 2021

The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale or RPE scale is a self-report tool to measure the intensity of physical work needed to do a particular activity.[1][2] The RPE scale was developed by Gunnar Borg, a Swedish researcher, in 1982, and measures on the scale have been found to be correlated with heart rate.[3][4]

Borg CR-10[edit | edit source]

See also
Borg CR-10.

Borg also developed the Borg CR-10 scale, which rates perceived from exercise intensity from 0 (no exertion) to 10 (maximum).[5]

Theory[edit | edit source]

The scale scores perceived effort from 6 (no effort at all) to 20 (absolute maximum, exhaustion). Fitter people feel like they are putting in less effort than less fit or deconditioned people who are doing the same activity.[1]

Evidence[edit | edit source]

The RPE scale has a high correlation with heart rate, and is particularly used in sports science.[4]

Cost and availability[edit | edit source]

The RPE scale is copyrighted but is widely available and free to use in many hospitals or health settings, and on websites such as the World Health Organization and CDC.

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Perceived Exertion (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale) | Physical Activity". Centers for Disease Control. September 17, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ Borg, Gunnar A. V. (1982). "Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 14 (5): 377–381. ISSN 0195-9131.
  3. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Williams, Nerys (July 1, 2017). "The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale". Occupational Medicine. 67 (5): 404–405. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqx063. ISSN 0962-7480.
  4. ↑ Borg, Gunnar A.V. (1998). "Borg's Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales". Human Kinetics. IL: Champaign. p. 104. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

heart rate (HR) - the number of times the heart beats within a certain time period, usually a minute

creatine (CR) - A natural substance that turns into creatine phosphate in the body, which helps make ATP. ATP provides the energy for muscles Often taken as a supplement to improve sports performance. (Learn more: www.webmd.com)

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