Perceived exertion research in the 21st century: Developments, reflections and questions for the future

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Faulkner, James ^a   Eston, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CERT; OMNI; Perceived exertion; Perceptually regulated exercise; Teleoanticipation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949110755     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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