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 ...

Fitness intensity can be one of the most subjective areas of working out. From “rate of perceived exertion” (or RPE) to the famous “runner’s high” or getting “in the zone,” these metrics can, at best, ...

The current recommendations from the US Department of Health and Human Services say adults should aim to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate physical activity, 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous physical ...

Achieving the ideal training intensity can be challenging. If you're breezing through all your sets, you might not be maximising your muscle gain potential. However, pushing yourself too hard towards ...

1 Department of Sports, School of Physical Education and Sports, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 2 School of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, São Paulo, Brazil 3 ...

It sounds counterintuitive, but working out as hard as you can every time you exercise is, for most people, not actually the way to get the results you want. That’s because while high-intensity ...

Introduction The brain plays a key role in the perceptual regulation of exercise, yet neuroimaging techniques have only demonstrated superficial brain areas responses during exercise, and little is ...