The rate of increase in rating of perceived exertion predicts the duration of exercise to fatigue at a fixed power output in different environmental conditions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-577

  Crewe, Helen ^a   Tucker, Ross ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brain; Complex model; Exercise; Fatigue; Heat; Perceived exertion; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION; RATING SCALE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PERCEPTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING;

EID: 44249085587     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0741-7     Document Type: Article

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